Workshop Descriptions

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium funds educator workshops focused on earth science and paleontology. See below for opportunities.

 


Mt St. Helens eruption in 1980. USGS / Robert Krimmel

Explosive Volcanism Educator Workshop
[July 20 – 22, 2022]

The Explosive Volcanism Educator Workshop is a two-day 1-credit course in introductory volcanology focused on understanding the processes, products, and hazards of explosive volcanic eruptions. We will be studying varying aspects of volcanic ash or “tephra” in detail to learn about eruptions. The course will be taught at Penn State University – University Park campus.

 

 


Bighorn Basin Educator Workshop
[August 6 – 10th, 2018]

The Bighorn Basin Teacher Workshop is a one week course in introductory field geology and paleontology with special emphasis on a portion of the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic era sedimentary rock and fossil deposits of the Bighorn Basin in Wyoming and Montana. The course will be taught at the YBRA field station located just outside of Red Lodge, Montana.

 


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