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...

Students reconstruct the skeleton of the fossil Scaphognathus crassirostis. For this fossil lesson plan, students discuss the Kingdoms of life, geologic history and the history of the skeletons of species. Students are given 20 minutes...

The landscape impacted by glacier activity is drawn at the top of this activity. Ten multiple choice questions follow, some relating to the diagram, and some about the quality of soil left by glaciation. It is not often that you come...

In this earth science instructional activity, students match each vocabulary term, that names something specific related to earth science, with its correct description found in the right column. They identify different types of...

In this word search instructional activity, students locate words related to the zoology. The word list includes class echinoidea, pedicellaria, and paleozoic.

Students examine and demonstrate the extent of geologic time compared to recent time. They develop a demonstration of geologic time using an unrolled roll of toilet paper, with each sheet of toilet paper representing 20 million years.

In this science worksheet, students use their notes from the Eyewitness video on dinosaurs to help them select the correct answer for each question. They identify various types of dinosaur fossils found and their specific names.

Eighth graders investigate the presence of talc in the geologic record. The different characteristics of talc is covered. The instructional activity includes background information for the teacher.

Young scholars make trilobite masks out of paper plates.

An excellent overview of the Paleozoic Era. It also provides a chart where you can learn information regarding each of the time frames within the era.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] From the beginning with the Cambrian explosion and ending with the Permian extinction students will go in depth studying the Paleozoic Era that occurred hundreds of...

Provides a detailed discussion of the Paleozoic Era and a timeline of its periods and epochs. Looks at geological and tectonic events, climate changes, flora and fauna, and a mass extinction event.

This lesson illustrates the paleozoic era of the history of the earth. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Paleozoic Era."

A brief overview illustrating the Paleozoic era in Earth's geologic history.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how events during the Paleozoic Era impacted evolution.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of plate tectonic activity during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras and the changes in sea level that occurred. Includes some questions to...

This lesson illustrates the paleozoic era of the history of the earth. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Paleozoic Era."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How shallow seas appeared and disappeared throughout the Paleozoic Era.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Patterns of biological evolution during the Paleozoic Era.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Patterns of biological evolution during the Paleozoic Era.

This site contains a chart showing the progression of the Paleozoic Era. Each section of the chart leads to information about the geological, biological, and climatic elements of a specific period of the era.

Learn about the evolution of life in the Paleozoic Era based on fossil evidence of the five classes of fishes. Read about the role these chordates played in the evolution of tetrapods.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reveals that during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic, six marine transgressions and regressions caused sea level to rise over the continents, leaving evidence in rocks in...

This resource introduces students to the Palaeozoic Era. Some topics examined are the Cambrian explosion, Ordovician seas, Silurian Period, and the vertebrate evolution. The activity includes a unit outline, online forum, and a learning...