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
Warm-Up
Date Session
#
Activity Page
#
9/21 10 The Geologic Time Scale note guide 22
What did you decide was more
usefultree rings or ice cores?
Why?
Review
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?

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

Catastrophic Events

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 of Life!

Contains 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
1
st
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
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
Example
When you are done, flip your quiz
over and we will correct it the last
few minutes of class

Work on your Childrens Book!
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
Warm-Up
Date Session
#
Activity Page
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9/25 11 Earths History Timeline/Clock of Eras 23
Unit 1 Study Guide 24
Clock of Eras Answers
Era Years Clock Time
Hadean 700,000,000 1 hour 52 minutes
Archaean 1,300,000,000 3 hours 28 minutes
Proterozoic 1,957,000,000 5 hours 12 minutes
Paleozoic 295,000,000 47 minutes
Mesozoic 183,000,000 29 minutes
Cenozoic 65,000,000 10 minutes
Label each era
on the clock:

- What do you
notice?
Clock of Eras
Get your note guide from last
class out!
Life goes from simple to more
complex
Most life occurs towards the
end of the scale
Geologic Time Scale Notes Review
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
Human Geologic Timeline
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)

Geologic Time Scale Order
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

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)
Homework