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Bellwork

Week 28-Life Science

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Root Word of the Week

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“toward”

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as in “adductor” and “adhesive”

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - In which of the following locations are you MOST likely to find a well-preserved dinosaur fossil:

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  1. within key beds of the Devonian Period
  2. within metamorphic rocks of the Cretaceous Period
  3. within sedimentary rocks laid down during the Mesozoic Era
  4. within volcanic casts of the Jurassic Period

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - In which of the following locations are you MOST likely to find a well-preserved dinosaur fossil:

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  • within key beds of the Devonian Period
  • within metamorphic rocks of the Cretaceous Period
  • within sedimentary rocks laid down during the Mesozoic Era
  • within volcanic casts of the Jurassic Period

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Read a Graph

  • What is this

graph about?

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  • What does the specific data show?

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Create-a-Graph

Use the data on the board to create a graph.

Remember, it must:

  • start at 0
  • have a title
  • have x & y axes labels
  • have an evenly spaced scale

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Bonus Questions

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - Eras on the Geological Time Scale are directly subdivided into what time units?

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - Eras on the Geological Time Scale are directly subdivided into what time units?

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PERIODS

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following fossils is the oldest:

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  1. fossil of the earliest flowering plant
  2. fossilized frog’s egg
  3. trilobite
  4. mastodon

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following fossils is the oldest:

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  • fossil of the earliest flowering plant
  • fossilized frog’s egg
  • trilobite
  • mastodon

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following is NOT typically true about fossils:

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  1. index fossils are not geographically widespread
  2. fossilized marine animals have been found in the Himalayan Mountains
  3. fossils found in tar pits are very well preserved
  4. petrified wood is a type of fossil

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following is NOT typically true about fossils:

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  • index fossils are not geographically widespread
  • fossilized marine animals have been found in the Himalayan Mountains
  • fossils found in tar pits are very well preserved
  • petrified wood is a type of fossil