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CONTACT Cliff Manuel, Chairman 537 Greybull Avenue Greybull, WY 82426 Phone: (307) 765-2286 or (888) 224-3590 toll free Email: cliff@bbgeoscience.org |
Geoscience Educational Adventures In the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming Click on links below for more information! |
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Join us in northern Wyoming for educational field workshops in
mapping, geology, and paleontology, led by
professional geoscientists.
In 1999, a group of
geoscientists and a couple of local retirees combined their interests in geoscience research and educational activities and
created GeoScience Adventures. Our goal is to provide quality earth
science educational programs, centered in the Bighorn Basin and Big Horn
Mountains, and led by professional geoscientists. NOTE:
The 2013 educational workshop offerings are now posted – click on WORKSHOPS GeoScience Adventures, a public outreach
organization comprising an instructional staff of professional geoscientists,
offers teacher workshops that carry both recertification and graduate
credits. These summer workshops are conducted as a series of three-day short
courses that explore the geological and paleontological record of northern
Wyoming. Our Educational Workshops are developed and led
by members of our Science Team, assisted
by visiting instructors who are respected geoscientists with many years of
experience in their respective fields of expertise. We believe that we have the best
instructional team of its type in our area and our workshop participants
agree. These
workshops are now conducted under the umbrella of the Bighorn Basin Geoscience Center, Inc., an approved 501
C3 non-profit educational corporation
with museum and offices in Greybull, Wyoming. Workshop participants learn to read and interpret the
geological record of paleoenvironments, paleoclimate, ancient ecosystems, and mountain building
events. In addition, new techniques and concepts are taught that can be
readily adapted to various grade levels. Teachers taking the workshops for
credit must develop and submit a lesson-plan derived from their workshop
experience. Assessment of the program based on discovery-based exercises,
post-workshops evaluations, and anecdotal feedback indicate that participants
substantially increase their confidence and interest in teaching
earth-science concepts. Professional
recertification credits or college credits available – see workshops .
Drs. Brett-Surman and Farlow with Workshop
Participants at the Red Canyon
Ranch Dinosaur Digsite Our educational workshops utilize the extensive geological
and dinosaur fossil resources of Shell Valley in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin,
along with the nearby Big Horn Mountains, as “living classrooms” in order to
increase the participant’s knowledge of earth science. These workshops will
visit world-class dinosaur fossil-bearing localities with scientists who have
done extensive research on these deposits. The basin is home to no less than
four major dinosaur digsites, plus well over 1,000
documented ancient mammal and plant scientific collection sites. The majority of the field activities are conducted
near Shell, Wyoming, which is ideally located 15 miles east of Greybull,
Wyoming, 60 miles east of Cody, Wyoming, and is only a two hour drive from
the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We invite you to browse through this site to
learn more about: -
Combining “Lifelong Learning” with an authentic “Real West Vacation” - Why
paleontologists call Shell Valley the “Real Jurassic Playground” - The multi-layered geology and
natural resources of Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin A vacation in the Bighorn Basin that includes one or more of
our workshops would allow you to pursue “Lifelong Learning” while enjoying
the area’s natural resources. Last Updated: February 1,2013 |
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