TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Objective: Changes in the Earth over time can
be inferred through rock and fossil evidence
Using outcrop diagrams and pictures,
identify the ages of the rock layers, the
fossils located in them, and what processes
have occurred throughout the designated
time period (e.g. earthquake, folding,
unconformity, mountain building, glacier,
etc.).
Objective: Changes in Earth over time can be
inferred through rock and fossil evidence
A. Be able to understand and use the
Geologic Time Scale. Know what major
events have occurred over the past 4.6
billion years.
B. Be able to identify specific animals and
plants that lived in each Era and how they
have evolved over time.
Objective: Understand how animals adapt to
their environment and how that leads to
evolution.
Students will be given various diagrams of outcrops.
They will have to number the layers from oldest to
youngest. They will then have to locate the
unconformity.
A. Students will need to fill in a blank Geologic
Time Scale with the appropriate Eons, Eras, Periods,
and Epochs.
B. Students will research specific Periods and
present their findings to the class.
Students must research a present-day animal’s
family tree and show how and why they have
adapted and evolved over time. They must also
explain what evidence scientists have of this.
Students will present their findings to the class in a
powerpoint presentation.
Students will need to be able to sequence an outcrop by
writing an essay for each of those outcrops.
A. Students should be able to identify which each of
the Eons, Eras, and Periods. They will also be able to
explain why the Time Scale is divided the way it is.
B. Students will identify the various types of ancient
animals and plants that existed in their period. They
will need to explain why they went extinct or if they
survived by adapting and evolving over time.
Students will present their findings to the class as a
powerpoint presentation. Students will use their
research to explain to the class how scientists are able
to theorize that evolution has been occurring on our
planet for millions of years (what evidence did they
find).
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