Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Earth Science - Geologic Time - Geologic Column

Shaping the Earth by DH Patent and William Munoz
Geology by Barbara Murck (see chart, pg. 54)

Vocabulary Added:
geologic column: the chronological order of all known strata
eon: age
Hadean: "Hades"-age
Archean: ancient-age
Proterozoic: early-life
Phanerozoic: visible-life
Paleozoic: ancient-life
Mesozoic: middle-life
Cenozoic: recent-life

Discussion:
Fossils - helping to date rock strata
Divisions of the geologic column: Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic (divided into Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic)

Activity:
Make a chart of the geologic column, with ages correctly labeled

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