Wed. & Thurs. May 4-5, 2016

SCIENCE----

WEDNESDAY----

1. Open the doc in google classroom called "Who's on First INTRO"
2. Watch the following videos and write a definition for index fossil on your google doc.

• What are Fossils?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkGu0BItKM
• Fossils- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQ_gAy84UU
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     3. Watch the following video and write a definition for sedimentary rock on your google doc.

• Sedimentary rock- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygkD8uATng
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     4. Look at the two pictures below of the Grand Canyon.

• In your group, brainstorm ideas about which layers you think are the oldest. Explain your thoughts on your google doc under the label Grand Canyon.
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5. Watch the video below and write a definition for the Law of Superposition.

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zklzOjmz7Wk

6. Watch the following videos to come up with definitions for RELATIVE AGE and ABSOLUTE AGE-

• intro to geologic dating-   http://study.com/academy/lesson/methods-of-geological-dating-numerical-and-relative-dating.html

• absolute age- http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/100-greatest-discoveries-radiometric-dating/

EXTRA-higher level if interested!!

• relative age vid-Mr. Kish- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiL8WCbhqmg

• Absolute age vid-Mr. Kish-VERY high level
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEzF_TeUi4

• THURSDAY---

• Activity 1-  Warm-up- we discussed the 6 vocabulary words from yesterday
• index fossil---fossil of an organism, that lived a relatively SHORT TIME, but found in many locations 
• sedimentary rock---formed by sediment that is deposited over time, usually as layers at the bottom of lakes and oceans
• Grand Canyon- the oldest layer is on the bottom and the youngest layer is on the top
• Law of Superposition---stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers (sedimentary rock), the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom
• relative age---a rock's age compared to the other rock's around it
• absolute age---the numerical (number) age of a rock since it formed
• Activity 2--- Who's on First
• this assignment was delivered to google classroom
• Students were working with the layering of fossils and the Law of Superposition.
• Set A (for part 1) and Set B (for part 2) cards are shown below.
• IF WE HAVE TIME!!- Activity 3- "Ice Age Death Trap"-PBS video
• Note sheet delivered in g classroom!
• Link to video -http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/ice-age-death-trap.html

Set A

 

Set B