Exit ticket or homework
1. Infer what changes you might observe in the fossil record that would indicate a mass extinction.
2. What era followed the mass extinction at the end of the Permian era?
3. If you found a fossilized flower, what could you conclude about the age of the rock layer? Would you look above or below to learn about the Permian mass extinction?
4. Explain the geologic time scale using an analogy other than a clock. Be sure to include how much of your scale humans have been around for.
Informal Assessments: Form students into group for review game. Have answers be written on paper or iPads. After 10 seconds take volunteers to show answers.
Quizlet Geologic Time: https://quizlet.com/116018257/flashcards
Quizlet Plate Tectonics: https://quizlet.com/132782644/flashcards
1. Infer what changes you might observe in the fossil record that would indicate a mass extinction.
2. What era followed the mass extinction at the end of the Permian era?
3. If you found a fossilized flower, what could you conclude about the age of the rock layer? Would you look above or below to learn about the Permian mass extinction?
4. Explain the geologic time scale using an analogy other than a clock. Be sure to include how much of your scale humans have been around for.
Informal Assessments: Form students into group for review game. Have answers be written on paper or iPads. After 10 seconds take volunteers to show answers.
Quizlet Geologic Time: https://quizlet.com/116018257/flashcards
Quizlet Plate Tectonics: https://quizlet.com/132782644/flashcards