Extinctions and Fossils
Week 27-Life Science
Day 1
Extinctions
On YOUR side of Page 5, list every animal you can think of that has gone extinct in the past 200 years…
Why do animals go extinct?
Turn to your neighbor. Ask or tell them… (2 minutes)
Choose an animal from the video
(rewatch if necessary)
What do you think its:
and
Record your answers on Page 5 (your side)
A brief intro to
Geologic Time
Like days, months, years…but MUCH bigger.
Periods, Eras, and Eons
We “define” them by when major events happen.
The Anthropocene: Another extinction?
Day 2
Extinction Research
Pg. 5 (my side) “Extinction Research”
Glue in the booklet.
Use a chromebook to research an extinct animal from each era and fill out each section
Day 3
Fossil card sort and making trace fossils
Day 4
Quiz