Bell Work
Instructions
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2) Then click on "Slide Show" from the drop-down menu.
C) Then take out a clean sheet of paper.
D) Write your heading in the top/right corner
E) Centered on the top line, write this title:
Title: Quiz-Biodiversity
F) Number from 1 to 5
(skip a space after every 3 rd number)
G) Go pick up a copy of the quiz from the front of the room on the plastic drawers
H) Start working when the bell rings
When you finish clicking in your answers:
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Put up your clicker and turn in the papers

Plan
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1) Complete biodiversity quiz,
2) Discuss contest, & tally results
3) Knight Time Invite
4) Ask about birthdays
5) View and discuss notes about fossils
6) Complete fossil study guide
7) (Time Permitting) Watch Brainpop video
Homework: Copy into your agenda
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Study for quiz
Science

SPI 0807.5.5
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Tennessee SPI Objective:
Compare fossils found in sedimentary rock to determine their relative age.
Essential Learning
Students will examine the law of superposition in sedimentary rock formation, how fossils are formed, and how relative ages are determined.
Essential Question(s)
How is sedimentary rock formed, how are fossils formed, and how is relative age determined?

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What Are Fossils?
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Fossils are the preserved physical remains of deceased organisms that are at least 10,000 years old
 NOTE : Most organisms DO NOT become fossils after death
 NOTE : The formation of fossils is a RARE event
How Are Fossils Formed?
Watch this amusing video: Link: Video: How Fossils Are Made
Primate Fossil:
47 million years old
Whale Fossil:
25 million years old

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How is Sedimentary Rock Formed?
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Sediment refers to particles of dirt, rock, and debris suspended in liquid. Sedimentary rock is formed from this.
Example: Muddy water is brown because dirt particles are in it
Sedimentary Process and Fossils:
A) Erosion and weathering breaks off small particles of dirt and rock which are washed away.
B) These particles accumulate somewhere else into layers.
C) Deceased organisms sometimes accumulate in these layers
D) Under certain rare conditions, these organisms become fossils
E) Over time layers pile up on top of pre-existing layers
Formation of Sedimentary Rock
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Watch this: Link: Video-How Sedimentary Rock Forms
 Watch this: Link: Video-Sedimentary Rock Formation

Sedimentary rock and fossils
 deeper layers are older than layers above it because deeper layers accumulated before later layers.
This is called the law of superposition
Example: See 3 layers below…Layer A, Layer B, and Layer C
Layer C is older than layer B. B is older than A
So fossils in deeper layers are older than fossils above it.
So fossil one is older than fossil two
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Layer A
2
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Layer B
Layer C

Questions
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Fossil-Question
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Fossil-Question
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Fossil-Question
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Fossil-Question
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Questions
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Fossil-Question
Here is an example of a question you might see on a quiz or test.