Unit 3: Earth's History

Bubbling mud in Yellowstone National Park may resemble what the early Earth looked like. Of course, no one was there to see it so no one knows for sure.
Picture
Miles Orchinik - CK-12 Foundation. miles-home.smugmug.com/Nature/Yellowstone-journal/9367656_bN4r9#626957014_UdT2X. CC BY-NC 3.0.

Calendar

Monday

9/11
1. On Origins Notes
​2. Cosmos

HW - 3.1 Reading

Tuesday

9/12
1. Finish Cosmos
​2. Finish Plato and Famous Scientist Project

​HW - 3.2 Reading

Wednesday

 9/13
1. Earth History Notes
​2. Geologic Time Scale
​3. Test Review

HW - 3.3 Reading

Thursday

 9/14
1. Unit 3 Test
​2. Atmosphere Foldable

​HW - 4.1 Reading

Friday

1. Atmophere Webquest (On Microsoft Teams)

-Plato Due
​-Famous Scientist Project Due

Homework

ALL HOMEWORK IS DUE ON TEST DAY UNLESS SPECIFIED.

1. 3.1 Reading
2. 3.2 Reading
​3. 3.3 Reading
​4. Cosmos

Assignment List

Student Objectives

I can...
  • 3.1 - Describe how the solar system formed more than 4 billion years ago, explain how Earth’s atmosphere has changed over time, and explain the conditions that allowed the first forms of life to develop on Earth.
  • 3.2 -  Describe the supercontinents that have existed in Earth history., discuss how life began and what early life was like, and trace the evolution of life from the first cells to multi-cellular organisms.
  • 3.3 -  Describe how adaptations develop, explain how the fossil record shows us that species evolve over time, and describe the general development of Earth’s life forms over the last 540 million years.

Powerpoint Notes

On Origins Notes
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Earth History Notes
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Topics Covered

​​3.1 - The Origin of Earth
3.2 - Early Earth
​3.3 - History of Earth's Life Forms

Videos

Class Documents

Geologic Timeline Activity
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Supplemental Readings

You can be tested on any information in these readings.