Warm-Up

Update your Table of Contents for todays activities Get your Argumentative Writing Prompt out to be checked Using pages A63 A64 in your science book complete the Divisions of Time Section on your note guide
Activity
The Geologic Time Scale note guide

Date Session #
9/21 10

Page #
22

Review
What

did you decide was more usefultree rings or ice cores? Why?

Geologic Time Scale

Geologic

Time Scale a timeline of Earths History divided into periods of time by major events or changes on Earth

What do we call these major events or changes?

Catastrophic Events
Catastrophic Events events that cause major destruction or change life completely Examples: Mass extinctions Ice Ages Meteors Major volcanic eruptions

 1.

Hadean 2. Archean 3. Proterozoic 4. Phanerozoic

1-3

make up Precambrian Time

AMOUNT OF TIME: 90% of Earths history Lasted nearly 4 billion years of Earths 4.6 billion year total MAIN EVENTS: Volcanic ash & dust ->clouds formed ->rain Single-celled micro-organisms in ocean towards the end NO animals! NO plants!

 Explosion Contains

of Life!

3 Eras:

Paleozoic Era Age of Amphibians Mesozoic Era Age of Dinosaurs Cenozoic Era Age of Mammals

544 mya 248 mya

All life in ocean until end Fish developed Reptiles, Insects, Ferns developed > life moving onto land towards end Ends with a Mass Extinction possibly from a meteor strike (???) kills 90% of all ocean species!

248 mya 65 mya

Dinosaurs Rule! Small mammals, birds, and flowering plants Ends with Mass Extinction due to meteor strike off Mexico Dust cloud blocked sunlight, killed plant life and affected food chain

65 mya Present

Large warm-blooded mammals, modern birds Animals developed migration techniques Quaternary Period = the past 2 million yrs Ice ages 1st modern human fossils = 100,000 yrs old

You will be creating a miniature childrens book to tell the story of Geologic Time in a child friendly way You must include the entire story from your note guide and of course illustrations including a decorative cover and creative title

Example
Once upon a time, 4.6 billion years ago, the Earth was born. The world looked very different than it does today! At first, there werent even any plants and animals, and certainly no humanscan you imagine?

And then

 When

you are done, flip your quiz over and we will correct it the last few minutes of class
on your Childrens Book!

Work

Warm-Up

Update your Table of Contents for todays activities Put your vocabulary quiz into your data folder Using page A63 in your science book complete the Earths History Timeline
Activity
Earths History Timeline/Clock of Eras
Unit 1 Study Guide

Date Session #
9/25 11

Page #
23
24

Clock of Eras Answers

Era Hadean Archaean Proterozoic Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic

Years 700,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,957,000,000 295,000,000 183,000,000 65,000,000

Clock Time 1 hour 52 minutes 3 hours 28 minutes 5 hours 12 minutes 47 minutes 29 minutes 10 minutes

Clock of Eras
Label each era on the clock:
- What

do you notice?

Geologic Time Scale Notes Review

Get

your note guide from last class out! Life goes from simple to more complex Most life occurs towards the end of the scale

Human Geologic Timeline

You will receive a slip of paper with an event from the Geologic Time Scale First you must decide which of the 4 corners you belong Check your note guide!
And then you must put yourselves in order within your era

Geologic Time Scale Order

Precambrian Time

Earth formed (4.6 billion years ago) Clouds formed (3 billion years ago) Bacteria (3 billion years ago) Single-celled organisms (3 billion years ago) Blue-green algae (1 billion years ago)

Remember: This is 90% of Earths History!

Geologic Time Scale Order

Phanerozoic Eon Paleozoic Era

Jellyfish & Sponges (600 million years ago) Fish (480 million years ago) Ferns (470 million years ago) Sharks (400 million years ago) Spiders (400 million years ago) Reptiles (320 million years ago) Flying insects (315 million years ago) ENDED WITH.?

Geologic Time Scale Order

Phanerozoic Eon Mesozoic Era

Pangaea forms (240 million years ago) First mammal (220 million years ago) First bird (155 million years ago) Flowering plants (120 million years ago) Dinosaurs (75 million years ago)

ENDED WITH?

Geologic Time Scale Order

Phanerozoic Eon Cenozoic Era

Horses (55 million years ago) Whales (52 million years ago) Dogs (37 million years ago) Cats (25 million years ago) Mammoths & Elephants (5 million years ago) Ice Ages in North America (1 million years ago) Neanderthal man (0.5 million years ago) First modern man (0.09 million years ago)

Work on Your Childrens Book

Your childrens book is to tell the story of Geologic Time in a child friendly way

You must include the entire story from your note guide and of course illustrations including a decorative cover and creative title

Homework

Complete your study guide for next class!

We will have a review day on Thursday and Friday will be the test (Yes, I am canceling Social Studies on Friday)