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Results: 38 Paleozoic era Lesson Plans
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- 4th - 8th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students research the geologic time scale. They create and recognize the importance of a geologic time line. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the four main periods of earth's history. They listen to a teacher-led discussion on the characteristics of each time period, conduct Internet research on an assigned period, and complete a timeline to represent earth's history. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the differences between the geologic eras. Using this information, they relate it to the appearance of different organisms in a fossil record. They use their chairs to represent specific events in the geological history of the Earth. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field trip to a museum, students take quizzes and discuss the impact of the mineral industry on their state. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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students participate in hands-on activities to discover the different types of fossils. Using teacher-provided materials, they make models of cast and trace fossils. After writing essays describing how traces are formed, students plan a simulated dig and discuss their findings. Full Review »
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Students discuss ways of determining age of various people, hypothesize and discuss methods scientists use in determining age of Earth, and ponder Earth's longevity by observing and/or making timeline, including Precambrian, Palezoic, Mezozoic, and Cenozoic Eras. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students discuss the changes humans go through in a lifetime and compare those changes to the Earth. They discuss the different time periods while viewing a time line as well as Pangaea and how Earth's continents have changed shape. Fossil impressions are made after coloring and putting together a Pangaea puzzle. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create a "TV" film about the geologic time line of the Earth including illustrations representing the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era as well as the four types of fossils. They draw conclusions about "What happened before," using fossils or charts and tables. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review and study Precambrian-Quaternary periods, part of the Cenozoic Era, and complete a time line. They research what the Earth was like during the the Precambrian and Quaternary periods as well as the Earth cycles and how they are changed by forces such as earthquakes, glaciers and wind. Full Review »