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Activity 3
Geologic Time
Activity 3: Geologic Time
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Activity 3: Geologic Time
Get Started
Sketch this timeline in your science notebook:
Activity 3: Geologic Time
Get Started
First cells preserved in the fossil record Dinosaurs became extinct. “Ardi,” a skeleton observed in the fossil
record, who lived in Ethiopia.
Label on your timeline where you think the following events occurred:
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Introduction
Deep time or geologic time is the vast time scale of billions of years, related to the geological and evolutionary history of the earth.
Read the Introduction.
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What are the key events of geologic time?
Challenge
Activity 3: Geologic Time
Procedure
Find a partner from another group and discuss your ideas about which statements are accurate and which are not accurate.
Cite evidence from past science classes or reliable sources.
Ask each other questions. Be prepared to share your ideas.
Fill out the “Before” column on Student Sheet 3.1, “Ideas about Evolution”
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The Geologic Time Scale
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The Geologic Time Scale
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Follow Up
How does the football field model illustrate the concept of geologic time?
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Follow Up
In four to six sentences summarize the geologic timeline and major evolutionary events.
Analysis 1
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Follow Up
What patterns do you notice in the changes of life through geologic time?
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Follow Up
First cells observed in the fossil record◦ 3,500 mya or 77.8 yds on a football field
Dinosaurs became extinct◦ 65 mya or 1.4 yds on a football field
Ardi observed in the fossil record◦Approximately 4.4 mya or 0.1 yds on a football
field
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What are the key events of geologic time?
Revisit the Challenge
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Key Vocabulary