Earth's+History

= = THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION = = =** Essential Question: ** What information do fossils reveal about New York’s history? =

Reporting Standard on Jupiter I can determine the actual age of a fossil based on its chemical composition and use multiple pages of the ESRT to describe the bedrock and landscape of a region in New York State.

determine the impact important events had on Earth’s development. || Determine the actual age of a fossil based on its chemical composition and use multiple pages of the ESRT to describe the bedrock and landscape of a region in New York State. || I can determine the relative age of a rock layer/fossil, and limited use of ESRT maps, charts, and timelines. || I can determine the oldest and youngest rock layers. ||
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 * I can use my ESRT maps and timeline to

Performance Objectives
 * Learning Targets to Achieve Level 3 || Download Handout ||
 * I can determine which rock layers are oldest and youngest based their location. ||  ||
 * I can determine the order of rock layer events that occurred using the law of superposition and original horizontality. ||  ||
 * I can use the Geologic History Time Line on pages 8 and 9 in my ESRT to identify the geologic time period fossils existed. ||  ||
 * I can determine the age of a fossil by comparing the percentage of isotopes found in the fossil. ||  ||
 * I can use multiple pages of my ESRT (pages 2, 3, 8, and 9) to describe important events in Earth’s history. ||  ||
 * I can determine the age of bedrock found in different locations in NY state. ||  ||
 * I can create a geologic time line of Earth’s history with major geologic time markers. ||  ||
 * Level 4 Task ||  ||
 * I can use information from previous units or research I have done outside of class to draw conclusions of Earth’s formation. ||  ||

Vocabulary Words: Uniformitarianism Relative age Absolute age Original horizontality Superposition Igneous intrusion Precambrian eon Paleozoic era Mesozoic era Cenozoic era Radioactive decay Half-life

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