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Museums of Western Colorado

This collection of resources includes educational materials created by the three museums under the umbrella Museums of Western Colorado including the Cross Orchard Living Farm and the Museum of the West in Grand Junction, and the Dinosaur Museum in Fruita Colorado.

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Alfred Packer and the Western Investigations Team: Stop 12 Museum of the West Virtual Tour
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Alfred Packer and the Western Investigations Team: Stop 12 Museum of the West Virtual Tour. Watch this short video to learn about a Museum of the West exhibit or collection to preview your field trip or for a virtual field trip if you are unable to attend in person. The Museum of the West is part of the Museums of Westen Colorado. Was Alferd Packer a murderer? David Bailey describes how he and the Western Investigations Team solved this historic mystery.

Subject:
Criminal Justice
Cultural Geography
History
Hospitality, Tourism and Social Service Careers
Social Science
Sociology
U.S. History
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Lecture
Lesson
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Student Guide
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Allosaurus a Cannibal? New Research from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9esPg0Exn4
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Dinosaur Journey is a part of the Museums of Western Colorado. Dinosaur Journey Curator of Paleontology Dr. Julia McHugh talks about the findings from fossils collected at Mygatt-Moore Quarry and the research conducted by herself, Dr. Stephanie Drumheller (UT Knoxville), Miriam Kane (Colorado Mesa University), Anja Riedel (Colorado Mesa University), and Domenic D'Amore (Daemon College). Their open access research article is available at this link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0233115

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
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Lecture
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Ancient History|U.S. History|Geology|Physical Geography|Geoscience|Paleontology
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Middle School Paleontology Kit Module from Museums of the West in Grand Junction, CO. Lesson 3 on Evolution from the Middle School Paleontology Kit Module. The lesson introduces students to evolution. Students will learn the features that define dinosaurs, and use that information to determine the relationship between dinosaurs and birds based on anatomical features. They will think about if dinosaurs are alive today, and is an animal a dinosaur. Lessons 1, 2, 3 and 5 can be completed without access to the Fossil Kit from Museums of Western Colorado. Lesson 4 uses fossile from the kit. District 51 personnel can request a kit to complete Lesson 4. See this URL for an overview of the module and a link to the Teacher's guide to Paleontology: https://www.museumofwesternco.com/classroom-resources/stem-lessons/

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Biology
Ecology
Genetics
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Science
Zoology
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Museums of Western Colorado
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Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Ancient Ones of Western Colorado
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Documentary covering history of ancient peoples living in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado. Includes information on the earliest inhabitants since at least 13,000 years ago compared to the first non-native homesteaders in 1881. Paleo Indian peoples from the ice age were originally hunter gatherers. Later peoples in the Archaic period developed farming techniques to cultivate the "Three Sisters:" corn, beans and squash. The Formative Period saw Ancestral Puebloans build cliff dwellings and adobe structures with pit houses and kivas in the Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon regions. The dcoumentary discusses rock art, tools, religion and culture of these Native Americans and their relation to current tribal people.

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Ancient History
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Cultural Geography
Ethnic Studies
History
Social Science
U.S. History
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Archeology: Stop 13 Museum of the West Virtual Tour
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Archeology: Stop 13 Museum of the West Virtual Tour. Watch this short video to learn about a Museum of the West exhibit or collection to preview your field trip or for a virtual field trip if you are unable to attend in person. The Museum of the West is part of the Museums of Westen Colorado. Join archaeologist, Phil Born, as he explains what an archaeologist does and shows us the BLM archaeology collections at Museum of the West

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Ancient History
Anthropology
Archaeology
Arts and Humanities
Cultural Geography
Earth and Space Science
Ethnic Studies
History
Physical Geography
Social Science
U.S. History
World Cultures
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Lecture
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Student Guide
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Are You on the Right Track? , Mountain Men: Lesson 1, Museums of the West: Social Studies Lessons, Museums of the West: Social Studies Lessons
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Mountain Men Social Studies Lesson 1 Are You on The Right Tracks? is designed to be used with Mountain Man Artifact Kit. Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 can be completed without the artifacts from the kit. These kits are available through Musuems of Western Colorado to D51 Teachers. This lesson can be adapted to use without the kit. Students will be able to: • identify animals based on their tracks • explain why animals have differently shaped feet • infer why the shape of their feet is important for an animal’s survival.

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Agriculture and Natural Resources
Anatomy/Physiology
Anthropology
Applied Science
Biology
Cultural Geography
Earth and Space Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
History
Life Science
Physical Geography
Social Science
U.S. History
Zoology
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Lesson
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Becoming a Homesteader, Clues from the Landscape: Lesson 1, Museums of the West: Social Studies Lessons
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Clues from the Landscape Social Studies Lesson 1 Becoming a Homesteader is designed to be used with Clues from the Landscape Artifact Kit. Lessons 1, 2 and 4 can be completed without the artifacts from the kit. These kits are available through Musuems of Western Colorado to D51 Teachers. This lesson can be adapted to use without the kit. Students will be able to: • Describe the requirements for homesteaders under the Homestead Act of 1862 • Discuss the hardships faced by homesteaders • Defend their decision whether or not they would choose to become homesteaders.

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Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Anthropology
Archaeology
Cultural Geography
Earth and Space Science
Geology
History
Physical Geography
Social Science
Sociology
U.S. History
Women's Studies
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Lesson Plan
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Big Amphibians of the Chinle Formation!
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Dinosaur Journey is a part of the Museums of Western Colorado. Dinosaur Journey director of Paleontology Dr. Julia McHugh talks about amphibians. Ever noticed the large red rock base of Independence Monument?! It is from the Chinle formation in the Triassic period. That's the age of the rock these amazing amphbian creatures were discovered.

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
"The Biggest Thing Yet!"
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Join Dr. Julia McHugh at Riggs Hill as she talks about a discovery in 1900 that was described as "The Biggest Thing Yet."

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Buffalo Bill comes to Grand Junction!
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Museum to the West is a part of the Museums of Western Colorado. Curator of History David Bailey tells us about the Buffalo Bill show coming to Grand Junction. Hear a story about two little boys who may have misspent their money, but still managed to see the big show!

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Cultural Geography
History
Social Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
The Colorado Schoolhouse: Stop 7 Museum of the West Virtual Tour
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The Colorado Schoolhouse: Stop 7 Museum of the West Virtual Tour. Watch this short video to learn about a Museum of the West exhibit or collection to preview your field trip or for a virtual field trip if you are unable to attend in person. The Museum of the West is part of the Museums of Westen Colorado. What was school like in the early days of Grand Junction? David Bailey tells us what teachers and students did at school.

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Anthropology
Cultural Geography
History
Social Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Lesson
Primary Source
Student Guide
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Cross Orchards History
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Short history of Cross Orchards Museum formerly known as Red Cross Land and Fruit Company. (See bottom of page for history).

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Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Anthropology
Cultural Geography
Earth and Space Science
History
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
Social Science
U.S. History
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Reading
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Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
The Defense and Offense of the Mymorapelta Dinosaur
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Dinosaur Journey is part of the Mueums of Western Colorado. Dr. Julia McHugh from Museums of Western Colorado’s Dinosaur Journey, talks about the defense and offense of the Mymorapelta dinosaur!

Subject:
Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Design Your Own Pottery!
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Elementary students design their own pottery based on a Native American design seen at the Museum of the West

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Ancient History
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Cultural Geography
Ethnic Studies
History
Social Science
U.S. History
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Student Guide
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Museum of the West
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Dinosaur Days Lecture Series: Dr. Richard Butler
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Dr. Richard Butler speaks about heterodontosaurids, ornithischian dinosaurs, and new research into their breathing mechanisms.

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Dinosaur Days Virtual Lecture Series, Brian Engh, Paleoartist
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Brian Engh, paleoartist, explains the process of paleoart and does a demonstration of creating a Stegosaurus. From skeleton to musculature to the possible colors of a Stegosaurus, follow along as Brian shows us what Sophie the Stegosaurus may have looked like. Warning Content Alert: This video contains brief discussion about dinosaur mating and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

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Anatomy/Physiology
Ancient History
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Geoscience
History
Life Science
Paleontology
Physical Geography
Physical Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Museums of Western Colorado
Provider Set:
Dinosaur Journey
Date Added:
02/06/2023