1. The Gottesman
Hall of Planet Earth

2. Introduction

3. Organization of the Hall
As you enter the Hall, you will see the Dynamic Earth Globe suspended from the ceiling. Be sure to observe the various surfaces of our planet, as the layers of clouds, life, ice, and oceans are successively “peeled” away, revealing the underlying rocky surface.
The Hall is organized into sections revolving around FIVE questions. The questions and a map of the hall are shown below:
Section 1: How has the Earth evolved?
Section 2: How do we read the rocks?
Section 3: Why are there ocean basins, mountains, and continents?
Section 4: Why is the earth habitable?
Section 5: What causes climate and climate change?
DYNAMIC EARTH GLOBE
DYNAMIC EARTH GLOBE

4. Section 1: How has the Earth evolved?
Some of the Exhibits in this section include:
Events leading to the formation of the early Earth
Layers of the Earth
Oceanic & Continental Crust Samples
Earth’s Oldest Rock
Ontario banded iron formation (changing atmosphere)
Stromatolite from Mauritania (changing atmosphere)
DYNAMIC EARTH GLOBE
DYNAMIC EARTH GLOBE

5. Section 2: How do we read the rocks?
Some of the Exhibits in this section include:
James Hutton “father of geology”
Samples of the 3 types of rocks
Radiometric dating
The Grand Canyon
Geologic unconformity

6. Section 3: Why are there ocean basins, mountains, and continents?
Some of the Exhibits in this section include:

7. Section 4: Why is the Earth Habitable?
Some of the Exhibits in this section include:
Sulfide chimneys
Biogeochemical cycles( the rock cycle, carbon cycle & water cycles
Formation of mineral ores

8. Section 5: What causes climate and climate change?
Some of the Exhibits in this section include: