LABORATORY ACTIVITY: LAYERS OF TIME
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Name: ___________________________________________
Date: _______
Per: _______
Go to the website linked below.
https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/layers-of-time2
Read about Dr Sterling Nesbit and Watch! the video about the two Facts you
need to know.
1. What are these two facts in the video? (2)
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
Now it is time to play the Fossil Game…click START. Choose the “Easy” Level.
Put the rock layers from oldest to newest…”Check Your Work” and try again until
you get then all right.
2. Where are the oldest fossils always located? (1)
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3. a. Which organism is the oldest? (1) ____________________________click on it
b. Describe it. (2)
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Click “Show layer names”. Use the “Geological Timeline” provided to answer the
questions below.
c. When did this organism first appear? (1) _________ mya (million years ago)
d. When did this organism become extinct? (1) _________ mya
4. a. Name an organism that is still alive today? (1) ___________________________click on it
b. Describe it. (2)
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c. When did this organism first appear? (1) _________ mya
Click “LEVEL MENU” and choose the “Medium” Level. Put the rock layers from oldest to
newest…”Check Your Work” and try again until you get then all right. Click “Show layer
names”. Use the “Geological Timeline” provided to answer the questions below.
5. a. Which organism has been around the longest? (1) ________________________ click on it
b. Describe it. (2)
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c. How long was this type of organism? (1) __________________________________
6. a. Which organism has been around the least? (1) _________________________ click on it
b. Describe it. (2)
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c. How long was this type of organism alive? (1) __________________________________
Click “LEVEL MENU” and choose the “Hard” Level. Put the rock layers from oldest to
newest…” Check Your Work” and try again until you get then all right. Click “Show layer
names”. Use the “Geological Timeline” provided to answer the questions below.
7. Which organisms are still around today? Record when each of them first appeared. (5)
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8. During which time period was there the most diversity of organisms? List the organisms. (5)
Time Period Name: _____________________ between ________ mya and ________mya
Organisms: ______________________________________________________
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