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Colorado School of Mines - Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
Spring 2008 Courses Investigate global climate change through the study of sustainability. Use non-biased pedagogy which encourages scientific creativity and big picture thinking. Give your students the tools to evaluate possible responses and multiple points of view. Learn how to challenge them to work both independently and together to develop an acceptable plan of action. To register or for more information, contact: HIDDEN CLIFF DWELLINGS OF THE ANCIENT ONES (K-12) Decorated pottery shards, fishing twine, a child’s woven doll, corn cobs, Kokopelli petroglyphs, and fingerprints preserved in 1000 year old adobe. Explore untouched cliff ruins of the Ancient Ones. The cliff dwellings are on a reservation and accessible only with a Navajo guide. Enjoy an adventure exploring both Navajo and Anasazi cultures. To register or for more information, contact: ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK TEACHERS' WORKSHOP (K-12) Experience a unique setting of 1.2 billion years of geologic history. Learn about the diversity of ecosystems that provide habitat for a variety of plants and animals while you discover our standards-based curriculum offered at this special State Park. Leave with a site-specific manual and lesson plans created by you and your peers. To register, print and mail the CSM enrollment form and tuition check made payable to: “Friends of Roxborough State Park” PICKETWIRE DINOSAUR TRACKS BY MOUNTAIN BIKE (K-12) Discover North America’s most extensive dinosaur trackway. Picketwire Canyon contains the remnants of a Jurassic beach with over 1,300 dinosaur tracks. View dozens of ancient petroglyphs, and tour Old Bent’s Fort and the ruins of an adobe homestead, a Spanish mission, and an old Spanish graveyard. This is a 13-mile, round-trip mountain biking adventure. To register or for more information, contact: OCEAN LITERACY (PREK-12) Even though Colorado is not near an ocean, we are tied to it in many ways. Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you, and your influence on the ocean. Learn the 7 essential principals of ocean literacy through interactive lessons and visiting the Aquarium residents. To register or for more information, contact: CASTING AND MOLDING FOSSILS (K-12) Covers the casting, molding and painting techniques used with fossils plus basic fossil identification. Complete ten molds, make numerous casts, and paint the castings. All required materials will be supplied. |
