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Open Earth Systems: An Earth Science Course For Maryland Teacher Professional Development. EARTH HISTORY AND THE FOSSIL RECORD DAY 1 - Weds. July 9 AM Instruction: Solar System Origin, Early Earth & Habitability AM Activity: Dating the Earth PM Instruction: Major Events in Earth History
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Open Earth Systems: An Earth Science Course For Maryland Teacher Professional Development EARTH HISTORY AND THE FOSSIL RECORD DAY 1 - Weds. July 9 AM Instruction: Solar System Origin, Early Earth & Habitability AM Activity: Dating the Earth PM Instruction: Major Events in Earth History PM Activity: Exploring Geologic Time DAY 2 - Thurs. July 10 AM Instruction: Climates of the Past AM Activity: Weathering, Erosion and Soils PM Instruction: The Fossil Record of Life PM Activity: Fossil Identification LINDA HINNOV, Instructor
Stations Identify the kingdom (plantae, fungi, protista, animalia, archaeabacteria, eubacteria) of the fossils in each station: • foraminifera, diatoms, palynomorphs and radiolaria • stromatolites • molluscs (bivalves, rudists, gastropods, nautiloids, ammonites, belemnites) • arthropods (trilobites) • graptolites • echinoderms (sea urchins, crinoids, starfish) • brachiopods, bryozoans • corals (tetracorals, tabulates, stromaoporoids, hexacorals) • porifera (sponges) • fish • plants
The Six Kingdoms EUKARYOTES: organisms whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within membranes PROKARYOTES: microscopic single-celled organisms that have neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles