WebQuest- Research & create a presentation to promote the best source of energy. Fossil Choice Board · Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy Resources ppt. Fossil Notes and links · Fossils and Energy Study Guide Answer Key · Igneous Rocks. Igneous rocks
WebQuest- Research & create a presentation to promote the best source of energy. Fossil Choice Board · Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy Resources ppt. Fossil Notes and links · Fossils and Energy Study Guide Answer Key · Igneous Rocks. Igneous rocks
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Chinese Proverb
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Missing Letters Find the missing letters and complete the names of the fossils.
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5. t r _ _ _ b i t e
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Mixed up bones 1._______________
Name the parts of this reptile skeleton. Can you sort the jumbled letters?
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Word bank ribs skull vertebra toes tail teeth
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Jurassic sea life Join the dots and find out what is swimming in the sea. Do you know the names of these plants and animals? Label them with the right number.
Word bank 1. sea urchin 2. sea lily (Pentacrinites) 3. belemnite 4. brittlestar 5. gryphaea (Devil’s toenail) 6. coral 7. ammonite
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Sea Dragons? Complete the following sentences: Mosasaurs were not dragons. The name means “Meuse Lizard” after the river in Holland where they were first………….. They were not dinosaurs but powerful swimming………… Mosasaurs were the largest …………...ever. They used their long jaws and sharp …………. To help them seize passing fish. Unlike lizards, their long powerful tails were ………….. like an oar for swimming. Their limbs were short, strong flippers which acted like…………… Mosasaurs were…………….., up to …………. metres in length. They had huge hinged ……… to allow them to swallow massive chunks of food. They were………….. and ate fish, turtles and shellfish.
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Which part of a mosasaur have you seen today?.................... Can you draw it?
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How many of these words can you find? 22 bone sea lily root cone ammonite trilobite leaves starfish devil’s toenails coral sea urchin
Word hunt How many 2,3 and 4 letter words can you make using letters in the word :
trilobites 1.
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Silhouette Crossword
Word bank crab trilobite cave-bear paw turritella bone dinosaur egg belemnite graptolite ammonite starfish
mammoth sea urchin plant shark’s tooth
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Have you fitted all these words into the crossword? _______
Shark Shark race race Which shark will be first to reach the food?
a.
b.
Which shark won?
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Teeth You have seen several different teeth today, can you draw some of them and name the creature they belonged to?
Crossword ? 1. With pincers on a beach?
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2. Largest sea creature?
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3.Shell with two halves?
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6.Antler from this animal?
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The cave bear Cave bear paw How did the cave bear get into Dan-yrogof? Why did it die? Write your ideas below.
Cold weather
Cave lion
Lack of food
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Geological Time Scale Millions of years ago
Periods
QUATER-
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QUATERNARY
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M E S O Z O I C
Birds
PERMIAN
Mammals
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P A DEVONIAN L A E O SILURIAN Z ORDOVICIAN O I C
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Dinosaurs CARBONIFEROUS
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Ammonites and belemnites
Graptolites
Fish
Key
CAMBRIAN
PRECAMBRIAN
Insects and spiders
First appeared
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Died out (extinct)
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1.What do you think means?________________________________ 2.How long ago did dinosaurs become extinct? ________million years ago. 3.When did mammals first appear? ________million years ago. 4.Name two groups of animals which are now extinct. 1._____________2.______________ All the fossils are to be found in a small building in the main square near the ticket office.