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    7.8 Geologic Time WebQuest

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    The document is a webquest that guides students through Earth's geologic time periods by asking questions about key events in each period. It covers the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. In the Precambrian, early life evolved and continents formed between 4.6 billion to 541 million years ago. The Paleozoic saw the Cambrian explosion of animal life and the Permian extinction from 541-252 million years ago. Dinosaurs dominated during the Mesozoic from 251.9-66 million years ago until an extinction event. Finally, the Cenozoic from 66 million years to present saw the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs and the most recent

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    The document is a webquest that guides students through Earth's geologic time periods by asking questions about key events in each period. It covers the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. In the Precambrian, early life evolved and continents formed between 4.6 billion to 541 million years ago. The Paleozoic saw the Cambrian explosion of animal life and the Permian extinction from 541-252 million years ago. Dinosaurs dominated during the Mesozoic from 251.9-66 million years ago until an extinction event. Finally, the Cenozoic from 66 million years to present saw the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs and the most recent

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    The document is a webquest that guides students through Earth's geologic time periods by asking questions about key events in each period. It covers the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. In the Precambrian, early life evolved and continents formed between 4.6 billion to 541 million years ago. The Paleozoic saw the Cambrian explosion of animal life and the Permian extinction from 541-252 million years ago. Dinosaurs dominated during the Mesozoic from 251.9-66 million years ago until an extinction event. Finally, the Cenozoic from 66 million years to present saw the rise of mammals after the dinosaurs and the most recent

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    Geologic Time WebQuest

    If the age of the Earth were to be scaled to the length of the Golden Gate Bridge (about
    6000 ft), then 600 years of civilization would be equivalent to 0.10 in (about the thickness of
    a car key). A lot has occurred during the history of Earth. During this webquest you will
    explore geologic time, the era’s, and some of the significant events that have occurred in
    Earth’s history up to the present day.

    Use the following questions to guide your investigation of geologic time. Be sure to sight websites
    at the end of each era sections.

    Precambrian
    1. When did the Era begin and end?
    4.6 billion years ago to 541 million years ago
    2. List the important events that occurred in the Precambrian era.

    a. Continents formed
    b. Atmosphere developed
    c. Early life evolved and flourished

    3. Explore more about the world’s oldest known rocks by clicking on the icon. How old are
    these rocks? 4.28 billion rocks

    4. How old are the oldest known minerals?


    4.4 billion years old
    Sources (Do not skip this section!)
     Wikipedia
     Nps.gov
     britannica
    Paleozoic
    1. When did the Era begin and end?
    541-252 million years ago
    2. List the important events that occurred in the Paleozoic Era.

    a. Breakup of pannotia and creation of pangaea


    b. Development of plants and animals in Cambrian and
    Devonian explosion
    c. Permian extinction
    d.
    e.
    f.
    g.
    h.
    i.
    j.
    k.
    3. Choose an even to read more about, other than the extinction, and briefly describe the
    event below.

    This was a two-wave massive expansion of diversity in multicellular marine life.


    4. Learn more about the extinction that occurred at the end of the Paleozoic era. Describe
    how life was affected and the theory behind the extinction.
    This eliminated major invertebrate groups including some corals making sea life very difficult.

    Sources (Do not skip this section!)


     Berkeley.edu
     Wikipedia
     Britannica
     Study.com

    Mesozoic
    1. When did the Era begin and end?
    251.9-66.0 million years ago
    2. List the important events that occurred in the Mesozoic Era.
    a. Pangaea began separating into today’s continents and
    the Rocky Mountains rose.
    b. Dinosaurs ruled
    c.
    d.
    e.
    f.
    g.
    3. Learn more about the dinosaur extinction that occurred at the end of the era. Include
    how life on the planet was affected and the thought as to how the extinction occurred.
    Life on the planet lowered a whole lot as the ash in the atmosphere killed off many plants killing even
    more other life.

    Sources (Do not skip this section!)


     Nps.gov

    Cenozoic
    1. When did the Era begin and end?
    66 milion years ago-present day
    2. List the important events that occurred in the Cenozoic Era.

    a. Mass extinctions
    b. Rise of mammals
    c. Climate change
    d. Movement of continents
    e. Human rule

    3. Learn more about how mammals filled dinosaurs’ shoes. Determine the types of mammals
    that were thought to take over after dinosaurs went extinct.
    Prgatorius survived the extinction mostly due to their small size.

    4. When did the most recent ice age end?


    About 11,550 years ago.

    5. How long ago did the modern hominid, Homo sapiens, first emerge in the fossil record?
    300,000 years ago
    Sources (Do not skip this section!)
     Smithsonianmag.com
     Wikipedia
     BBC.com
     Ucl.ac.uk
     Study.com
     Usgs.gov

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