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The Cenozoic Era

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Cenozoic Era activity, students recognize words that relate to this time period. Students complete a crossword puzzle by finding all of the twelve Cenozoic Era clues.
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The Cenozoic Era

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Cenozoic Era worksheet, students find a total of 12 words hidden in a word search that are related to the Cenozoic Era. Answers given on page 2.
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The History of Life

For Students 6th - 8th
In this history of life activity, middle schoolers will use diagrams of the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Era to complete 4 fill in the blank statements.
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Middle and Recent Earth History

For Students 7th - 9th
In this middle and recent Earth history learning exercise, students are given 20 statements about the changes in the Earth and life on Earth and they determine if they are true or false. If the statements are false, students change the...
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EarthViewer

For Students 6th - Higher Ed Standards
Can you imagine Washington DC and London as close neighbors occupying the same continent? Learners will be fascinated as they step back in time and discover the evolution of the earth's continents and oceans from 4.5 billion years ago to...
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Peanut Butter Geology

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Why are there old dinosaur bones in the museum? Because they can't afford new ones! The chapter contains seven hands-on activities at four different levels covering geological eras, dinosaurs, timelines, and statigraphy. 
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Earth History Part II

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders hypothesize what caused the break up of continents. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders study about the events that took place during Mesozoic and Cenozoic Era. They reconstruct a supercontinent and report their...
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A Basin Filled With Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use fossil leaves and a mathematical formula to study climate change. In this climate change and fossil lesson plan, students determine the differences in temperatures during two different times during the Cenozoic era...
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Geologic Time Scale

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geologic time scale activity, students are given a list of terms and eras which they use to complete a time scale. They classify organic and inorganic changes that took place in the Precambrian era, the Cenozoic era, the...
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What is the Evidence for Evolution?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify one object that would tell the story of their lives. In groups, they determine what can and cannot be told from objects left behind. After watching a video, they compare and contrast chicken bones to human...
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Science Puzzlers, Twisters, and Teasers: The History of Life on Earth

For Students 6th - 8th
A somewhat amusing assignment, this worksheet lists statements that an ancient organism may have made and asks learners to determine what geologic era that each may have lived in. It uses witty word puzzles and fill-in-the-blank-style...
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Geologic Time Scale

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geologic time scale instructional activity, middle schoolers use a word bank to complete the geologic time scale provided. Students fill in the chart as it relates to the geologic time scale.
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Geologic Time Scale

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the geologic time scale. They create and recognize the importance of a geologic time line.
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Earth Time Scale

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils research the past eras in history including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.  In this time scale lesson students take part in a lab that allows the pupils a better understanding of the timeline of these eras. 
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A Brief History of Life: How Did Everything Begin?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Addressing the idea of intelligent design, as well as a number of creation myths, this presentation gives a measured and scientific perspective to the beginning of the world.  It includes a graphic on the Big Bang Theory, evolution, and...
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How Was Coal Formed?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Geology can be a lot of fun. Learners review geology related vocabulary, make flashcards, use encyclopedias to answer questions, then explore the formation of coal. They identify dates and order them into key time frames of geologic...
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Dino History

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a timeline of the times dinosaurs lived.  In this  dinosaur timeline lesson, students research the various periods when dinosaurs lived. Students work in groups to research the dinosaurs of a specific time period....
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Relative Dating-Telling Time Using Fossils

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how to read fossil range charts. They develop an knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the fossil record. Students become familiar with the concepts index fossil and fossil range. Students use bar graphs to...
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Life Has A History

For Students 6th - 9th
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and match various classes of species found today. Then they explain why biodiversity exists today on earth and define evolution. Students also describe who a paleontologist is and what...
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Geological Time Line Comparison-Earth and Missouri

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geological time line worksheet, students compare the time lines they created of the earth's history to the history of Missouri. They answer questions about the eras, the scale of the time lines and the major events that occurred...
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Geological Time Scale

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geological time worksheet, student use a geologic time scale to understand the difference between eons, eras, and periods. Then students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Geologic Time

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geologic time instructional activity, high schoolers review how fossils were formed and the events that mark the various geological eras and periods. This instructional activity has 10 fill in the blank and 9 short answer...
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A Bight is Born

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners sequence and model the events leading to the formation of the southeastern coast of the United States, including the formation of the South Atlantic Bight.
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The Geologic TimeString

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners create a simple tool to visualize geologic time. They create knots to represent the K/T, P/T and Precambrian boundaries in a 4.6 meter string with each millimeter representing one million years. They then refer back to this...

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