Few things are more rewarding for an educator than the opportunity to work with a group of excited, engaged students – whether the students are children, teens, young adults, or mature adults. Having the opportunity to take a hands-on approach to education in the field is the cherry on top. Over the past few weeks,ContinueContinue reading “Just another mosasaur dig?”
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Sternberg Summer Camps Update
The Mission of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History is to foster “an appreciation and understanding of Earth’s natural history and the evolutionary forces that impact it…with an emphasis on the Great Plains.” Located in Western Kansas, we have a unique position serving rural regions of the Great Plains and surrounding urban populations with scienceContinueContinue reading “Sternberg Summer Camps Update”
Crowdfunding Museum Education
The Sternberg Museum has launched a new fundraising campaign to help support our summer field programs for elementary, junior high, and high school students. Located in rural western Kansas, our museum has the opportunity to provide science education not only to the Hays, KS community, but all of western Kansas and the Central Great PlainsContinueContinue reading “Crowdfunding Museum Education”
Titans of the Ice Age: When Big was Cool
We have a new exhibit at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History!Last Saturday, December 14, we opened Titans of the Ice Age: When Big was Cool! This new exhibit was built by Sternberg Museum staff and features information about Ice Age mammals. The last ice age took place during the Pleistocene Epoch, which lasted 2.6ContinueContinue reading “Titans of the Ice Age: When Big was Cool”
National Fossil Day: Heading To A Museum Near You
In 2010, that National Park Service and over 270 supporting museums, institutions, and organizations celebrated the first National Fossil Day. National Fossil Day was established to promote the educational and scientific value of fossils, while celebrating this country’s fossil resources. It falls on the third Wednesday in October during Earth Science Week – this yearContinueContinue reading “National Fossil Day: Heading To A Museum Near You”
Laura E. Wilson, Ph.D. 