K12 Teachers

The Wenas Mammoth Foundation is offering three Paleontology and Archaeology Summer Day Camps in 2019.  A Youth Camp on June 18-20th, a Family Camp on May 4th & 5th, and a Teacher Camp on June 1st & 2nd (teachers can earn STEM clock hours).  If you are interested in any of these camps, contact [email protected]  We also have a few youth scholarships for low income youth that reside in Yakima or Kittitas Counties.  We are also seeking volunteers.    Bronwyn

Sizing Up Turkeys

This is a middle school math lesson about proportions.  It might be a fun activity the week of Halloween or Thanksgiving.  Students use 3D fossil turkey leg bones to hypothesize what future turkeys could fictionally look like if the growth rate were to remain constant.  Although with that scenario we may want to call it “Monster Turkeys”.  Ha ha…

2018 Wenas Mammoth Foundation’s Paleontology Youth Summer Day Camp:  This was our first camp and it was a big success.  We had sixteen 4th through 9th graders who were full of excitement as they learned methods of paleontology and archaeology, the history of the dig site, and how to accurately record layers and depth of artifacts and fossils.   They also learned digging methods, dry and wet screening methods, and photographic recording methods.  We want to thank our wonderful volunteers, participants, and sponsors.  We will be working on future camps in 2019, including camps for adults and teachers.  Check out our Facebook and website for updates on our educational program or to view photos of the camp.