We will go over these slides on Geological Time
Look at this link to find the answers to the worksheet
USE THE DRAWING PAPER AND MAKE COLOUR AND INK DRAWINGS OF SPECIMENS
Station 1 . Three drawings
Draw two samples of Sandstone rock and one sample of shale. Answer the following questions
1. How is sandstone formed? Explain how a fossil might be formed in Sandstone
2. How is shale formed? Explain how a fossil can form in shale
Station 2. Known Fossils drawings .
A. COMPARATIVE TEACHING COLLECTION
Draw 7 fossils and also photograph modern day equivalents. Label the drawings with the descriptions shown
B. FOSSIL BOX .
Draw 7 fossils from this box and also draw the organism it came from using an internet search. Tell me what era it came from as well as its environmental conditions. for example, if your fossil is a SHARK TOOTH, then the organism it comes from is a SHARK and it's environment is marine.
Station 3. UNKNOWN FOSSILS 3 drawings
CHOOSE 7 fossils to identify. Draw them and give evidence that you can identify the fossil using the known fossils.
EVALUATION. 34 marks total
fossil worksheet 10 marks - you completed the fossil worksheet and uploaded it with your NAME on it
lab portion total 24 marks
21-24 marks - you make excellent drawings of the fossils which are in colour and carefully done. Your work is outstanding.
3 drawings for station 1
14 drawings for station 2 and
3 drawings for station 3.
You complete all your observations.
16-20 - you completed all the drawings and it is not in colour . Your drawings look great. Or, you have beautiful drawings but did not complete all the drawings for each station.
10-14 - This looks great and you need to complete the work
0-9 - this work is incomplete.
