1. Remember to turn in last week’s early work sheet into the box
Turn in Do Nows
Fossil Notes
Turn in 9.1 RSG
9.1 Quiz
If you uncovered fossils of tropical fish and palm trees, what could you say about the environment at the time the fossils formed?
Schedule
Do Now
None
Homework
Remember to turn in last week’s early work sheet into the box
on the front counter and pick up a new sheet for this week.

2. I can explain how Earth’s past is revealed in rocks and fossils.
Learning Objective
I can explain how Earth’s past is revealed in rocks and fossils.

3. Schedule Do Now Homework 09-25-12
Read 9.2 and Complete 9.2 RSG
Why do rock fossils form in sedimentary rock and not in igneous and metamorphic rock?
Schedule
Do Now
Ch. 9 Vocabulary due Friday
Homework

4. I can explain the difference between relative & absolute age.
Learning Objective
I can explain the difference between relative & absolute age.

5. 11:45 Early Release Today! Schedule Do Now Homework 09-26-12
Read 9.3 RSG & Complete 9.3 RSG
What are some things in your life for which you know only their relative ages?
Schedule
Do Now
Ch. 9 Vocabulary due Friday
Homework

6. I can explain how the geologic time scale shows Earth’s past.
Learning Objective
I can explain how the geologic time scale shows Earth’s past.

7. Section 1.1 & Ch. 9 Test Next Friday!
Section 1.1 & Ch. 9 Test Next Friday!
Geologic Timeline
How is the geologic time scale like a calendar? How is it different?
Schedule
Do Now
Ch. 9 Vocabulary due Tomorrow
Homework

8. I can identify major events of Earth’s past.
Learning Objective
I can identify major events of Earth’s past.

9. Geologic Timeline Checklist
Draw a line down the middle of your paper.
Draw a straight line across one end and label it “present.” Draw 5 more lines exactly 1 meter apart. Label the closest line to the present “1 billion years ago.” Label the 2nd closest line “2 billion years ago,” and so on. The last line will be labeled “5 billion years ago.”
Mark the events shown on the chart on your timeline.
Trace over the line for each ERA with a different colored pencil
Illustrate your timeline with colored pictures!
Answer the conclusion questions using your timeline.

10. Section 1.1 & Ch. 9 Test Next Friday!
Section 1.1 & Ch. 9 Test Next Friday!
Turn in Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Geologic Timeline
During what ERA did the dinosaurs live? What is one possible theory for their extinction?
Schedule
Do Now
None
Homework

11. I can identify major events of Earth’s past.
Learning Objective
I can identify major events of Earth’s past.

12. Geologic Timeline Checklist
Draw a line down the middle of your paper.
Draw a straight line across one end and label it “present.” Draw 5 more lines exactly 1 meter apart. Label the closest line to the present “1 billion years ago.” Label the 2nd closest line “2 billion years ago,” and so on. The last line will be labeled “5 billion years ago.”
Mark the events shown on the chart on your timeline.
Trace over the line for each ERA with a different colored pencil
Illustrate your timeline with colored pictures!
Answer the conclusion questions using your timeline.