Earth's History & Fossils
Vocabulary
 FossilThe preserved remains or traces of living things |  PaleontologyThe study of fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago |  Index FossilFossils that are used to determine the age of rock layers |
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 Relative datingthe ability to determine the age of layers of rock based on the layers around it. |
Day 1: Relative Dating
Starter Questions:
Vocabulary
Today we looked at the Earth's history and how those processes occured.
Day 2 : Strata
Starter Questions
1.What is relative dating?
2.Why would it be important to know the ages of rocks and fossils?
3. What can fossils tell you about the rock they are found in?
We looked at strata or layers and how geologists determine age. There are 8 images that we looked at for practice. They are listed below.
Day 3: How the Earth Was Made
Starter Questions:
1. What is the law of cross cutting relations?
2. How are all layers first put down?
Today we watched a movie on how that Rocky Mountains where formed.
Day 4: Earth's History and Rocks
Starter Questions:
1. What is the law of super positioning?
2. Which law is about geologic time that is lost to erosion?
Today we looked at the Earth's history and how those processes occured.
Day 5: Fossils
Starter Questions
1.Name one reason why we study Earth’s History
2.The geology of Utah is diverse. There are layers of limestone, sandstone and quartzite. What environments had to be in Utah in the past to get these layers?
Fossils! These are exciting reminders that our planet hasn't always been the same. We looked at some interesting examples today from several different ages.
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