ORGANIZATION

Wenas Mammoth Foundation

http://www.wenasmammoth.org/

The mission of the Wenas Mammoth Foundation is to promote, preserve, and utilize the Central Washington Wenas Creek Mammoth Dig Site, and its natural earth history, to inspire K-12 youth to develop a passion for learning local earth science, encourage curiosity, develop critical thinking skills from evidence, and to motivate the pursuits of educational opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learning opportunities that are unique and meaningful include:

Mobile Educational Program and Mobile Exhibit: Bringing earth science to schools and communities. Includes classroom lessons and presentations, mobile museum exhibit, and hands-on activities Dig Site

Educational Program: Utilizing the Wenas Creek Mammoth Dig Site, the WMF offers teacher and youth paleontology, archaeology, and geology day camps, museum displays, site tours, and events. Teacher STEM classes available where teachers have the opportunity to earn 15 STEM clock hours. Virtual

Education Program: Teacher and youth paleontology, archaeology, and geology virtual on-line classes. Topic includes geological history of Central Eastern WA and excavation methods used at the dig site. Teachers gain resources for their classrooms. Classes are formatted in Google Classroom. Teacher STEM classes available where teachers have the opportunity to earn 15 STEM clock hours. Classes are also available to community organizations that serve youth.


This organization offers 3 program(s)

Wenas Mammoth Foundation's Dig Site Educational Program

Offered at Wenas Mammoth Foundation

Research conducted by the National Science Foundation shows that there is a need to improve science and critical thinking skills for all K-12 students...

http://www.wenasmammoth.org/
Wenas Mammoth Foundation's Community Outreach Mobile Program

Offered at Wenas Mammoth Foundation

The WMF's Community Outreach Mobile Educational Program's focus is to bring local earth science (local Ice Age history, methods in paleontology, archa...

http://www.wenasmammoth.org/
Wenas Mammoth Foundation's Virtual On-line Program

Offered at Wenas Mammoth Foundation

Due to the Coronavirus and the cancellation of on-site and off-site educational activities in 2020, the WMF moved the in-person programs into a virtua...

http://www.wenasmammoth.org/

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