1. WELCOME… PALEOGEOLOGISTS

2. CHECKLIST YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR TABLE: YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR TABLE: –“Marsupial Fossils Map” –Colored Pencils –4 Textbooks

3. WHAT’S A MARSUPIAL? Click here for MARSUPIAL BACKGROUND INFO Click here for MARSUPIAL BACKGROUND INFO MARSUPIAL BACKGROUND INFO MARSUPIAL BACKGROUND INFO In North America, we have one species of marsupial… In North America, we have one species of marsupial…

4. MAPQUEST… Refer to the Marsupial data table on page 49. Refer to the Marsupial data table on page 49. In one color of pencil, plot the “Oldest Marsupial Fossil” data in the appropriate locations on the map In one color of pencil, plot the “Oldest Marsupial Fossil” data in the appropriate locations on the map In another color of pencil, plot the “Present Marsupial Distribution” in their proper locations on the maps In another color of pencil, plot the “Present Marsupial Distribution” in their proper locations on the maps

5. MAPQUEST… After completing your map, answer the following in your journal: After completing your map, answer the following in your journal: –Where are the oldest fossils found? The most recent fossils? –Where is the greatest diversity of marsupial fossils? Least diversity? –Using your data, draw the route that marsupials likely followed to move from one place to the next. –What do you think these data tell you about the changes in the earth over time?

6. “I feel the Earth move…under my feet…” Click on the link below to watch a video clip about Continental Drift Click on the link below to watch a video clip about Continental Drift –continental drift movie.mov continental drift movie.movcontinental drift movie.mov Answer the following questions: Answer the following questions: –As land masses move over time, what happens to the environmental conditions in these places? –How can understanding the changes in the Earth’s surface help us understand changes in living things over time? –How does continental drift help explain your marsupial map data?

7. How do we know? Using the Paired Reading strategy (read, discuss, write), read pages 102- 106, then answer the following: Using the Paired Reading strategy (read, discuss, write), read pages 102- 106, then answer the following: –What can fossils tell us about the life and times of extinct organisms? –Name and describe 2 methods scientists use to determine the age of a fossil.

8. What’s the Big Idea? Put your “evolution puzzle pieces” together by answering the following: Put your “evolution puzzle pieces” together by answering the following: –How do fossil and geological data add to our understanding of evolution?