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Faces of Engaged Scholarship: Jim Hakala, Senior Educator, CU Museum of Natural History
...the new geology standards, but not about fossils. The district hoped we could fill that void and provide them with a hands-on resource. We weren’t quite sure what the resources...
Natural history comes to life for students statewide
...plains.” Hanson said the kits have brought fossils to life for her students who, like all fourth-graders in Colorado, are required to learn about fossils as part of the state...
Outside the Box: Kits Bring the Museum to the Classroom
...the first time the study of fossils. The Fossils in the Classroom project was created in response to requests from schools in need of fossil information. Museum education staff...
CU-Boulder returns to Trinidad for summer programming
...their life cycle, fossils, dinosaurs and Colorado archaeology. Program registration starts June 3 and must be done in person at the college library from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; it...
Fossil kits bring CU-Boulder museum to classrooms across Colorado
...contain standards-based curriculum and real and cast fossils. The materials are based on the cutting-edge research of Steve Lekson, professor of anthropology and the museum’s archaeology curator, whose work focuses...
Educational resources for community available online
...Inquiry Projects in Rural Schools Fossils in the Classroom inquiryHub K-12 Engineering Education Initiatives Latino History Project Meet the Instruments Museum at Home PhET Interactive Simulations Read with the Buffs...
College for Kids Offers Hands-on Summer Learning
Typically, the idea of school in the summer is enough to make youths cringe, but children in Trinidad, Colorado exchanged their swim gear and snow cones for microscopes and fossils during...
Science Discovery Dinosaur Festival Has Over 1,100 Visitors
Dinosaur enthusiasts were given a rare treat at the Science Discovery Dinosaur Festival with hands-on exploration of dinosaurs, fossils, and ancient ecosystems. The two-day workshop was held on January 29th...
Sabrina Sideris and Staff Awarded Outreach & Engagement Excellence Honors
...portable fossil and archaeology kits provide state standards-based curriculum as well as artifacts and fossils that offer hands-on learning experiences for 4th grade classes across Colorado. Thanks to Hakala’s work,...