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Become a Wyoming Junior Paleontologist

Join us on a fun journey to explore what a paleontologist does and follow along with a series of activities to learn about Wyoming’s Paleontology and Geology. This Resource kit is aimed at grades K-5, and offers very basic explanations and 8 challenges that are fast paced, visually interesting, and not too challenging.

Activity 1

How can you become a Wyoming Junior Paleontologist?

Activity 2

What are fossils and how do they form?

Activity 3

Challenge #2: Body vs. Trace Fossil

Activity 4

Challenge #3: Fossilization Types

Activity 5

Paleontologists & Geologists

Activity 6

Challenge #4: Excavation Tools

Activity 7

The Petrifying Paleozoic

Activity 8

Challenge #5: Who lived in the Paleozoic?

Activity 9

The Mysterious Mesozoic

Activity 10

Challenge #6: Dinosaur vs. Reptile

Activity 11

The Stunning Cenozoic

Activity 12

Challenge #7: Help the Columbian Mammoth

Activity 13

The Radical Rock Cycle

Activity 14

Challenge #8: The Rock Cycle

Activity 15

Official Swearing In

Activity 16

Wyoming Junior Paleontologist Certificate

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-00-18-0068-18].

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