The Fossils in the Classroom project provides hands-on teaching kits that include fossils and casts as well as classroom lessons. The project was developed to connect the work of CU Boulder Faculty researchers with teachers and students in communities throughout Colorado that need resources and expertise on fossils for the classroom. Investigations in the kits have students observing, using measuring tools, predicting, recording, describing, and comparing observations and results from their work to that of the work of other students and to the work of paleontologists and biologists. Topics in the kits include fossilization, geologic time, paleo-environments, climate change, marine environments, and fossil trackways.

The primary goals of the CU-Boulder’s Museum’s Fossils in the Classroom Project are to engage students and teachers from elementary schools across Colorado in the study of the ancient prehistory of Colorado and to get students interested in science through paleontology (the study of past life).

The project provides hands-on teaching kits containing real and cast fossils, support materials and 5 lesson plans for classrooms; In-district training for teachers on how best to use the hands-on teaching kits and exercises in their classrooms; and a poster for the classroom featuring photographs of fossils from the CU Museum’s Paleontology Collection, a Colorado map of the geologic age of rocks in Colorado and a listing of places to see fossils in Colorado.

These materials are provided to schools throughout Colorado through generous support from the CU-Boulder Office of Outreach and Engagement and the CU-Boulder Museum.

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Boulder

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Granby

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Aurora

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Thornton

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Manitou Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Golden

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Colorado Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Glenwood Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Castle Rock

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Englewood

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

  Additional Info

  School district - Private n/a

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Castle Rock

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Colorado Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Peyton

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Golden

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Hudson

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Hudson

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Brighton

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 7/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Pueblo

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Thornton

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Pueblo

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Greeley

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Golden

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

  Additional Info

  School District - Private n/a

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

  Additional Info

  School District - Private n/a

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Golden

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kits

  Location

  In Colorado

  Longmont

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Pueblo

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Colorado Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Colorado Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Monte Vista

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Alamosa

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Colorado Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Glenwood Springs

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Fossils Classroom Kit

  Location

  In Colorado

  Hudson

  Dates

  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program