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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.

How can you become a Wyoming Junior Paleontologist?

ACTIVITY 1

What are fossils and how do they form?

ACTIVITY 2

Challenge #2: Body vs. Trace Fossil

ACTIVITY 3

Challenge #3: Fossilization Types

ACTIVITY 4

Paleontologists & Geologists

ACTIVITY 5

Challenge #4: Excavation Tools

ACTIVITY 6

The Petrifying Paleozoic

ACTIVITY 7

Challenge #5: Who lived in the Paleozoic?

ACTIVITY 8

The Mysterious Mesozoic

ACTIVITY 9

Challenge #6: Dinosaur vs. Reptile

ACTIVITY 10

The Stunning Cenozoic

ACTIVITY 11

Challenge #7: Help the Columbian Mammoth

ACTIVITY 12

The Radical Rock Cycle

ACTIVITY 13

Challenge #8: The Rock Cycle

ACTIVITY 14

Official Swearing In

ACTIVITY 15

Wyoming Junior Paleontologist Certificate

ACTIVITY 16
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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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