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TheÌýFossils in the ClassroomÌýproject was developed to connectÌýthe work of CU 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 track ways.

The Fossils in the Classroom Project is developed for Colorado School Districts by:

Jaelyn Eberle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Dena Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, and Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Toni CulverÌý
Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Talia Karim, Ph.D.
Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Jim Hakala
Senior Educator, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Cathy Regan, Ph.D.
Education Coordinator, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

Erin Leckey
Doctoral Candidate, Geological Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder, CO

DaniÌýGriffitts
Curatorial Assistant, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

With assistance from graduate students in the Museum and Field Studies program of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado: Debbie Wagner, Taormina Lepore, Karen Malone, Robert Rutherford, Kathy Hollis, Jessica Holm, Samantha Sands and Nicole Ridgewell; And undergraduate students at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder: Greg Walth, Ben Barishman, KZ Mendoza, Megan Collins,Ìýand Samantha Eaton.

To find out how to get a fossil kit, curriculum, or paleo poster for your classroom or school, arrange an in-district teacher training, and/or a presentation for your classroom, please contact museumed@colorado.edu or call (303) 492-1033.

Visit the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History's Paleontology Section.

The Fossils in the Classroom project is generously funded by the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship and the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Museum of Natural History.