Science Standard VI, Earth and Space Science
Lesson 610, History of Earth
Describing how the Earth was formed and development of life on Earth
Stating theories regarding the addition of water and atmospheric gases after the Earth’s formation
Defining lava, volcanoes, and atmosphere
Listing the theories about how the Earth was created
Identifying the “soup” theory and the “life from space” theory
Defining ultraviolet radiation, organic molecules, amino acids, prokaryotes, photosynthesis, blue-green algae, and eukaryotes
Listing the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Defining geology, geologic time, and eons
Identifying the two eons, Precambrian and Phanerozoic Geologic time scale including eras, periods, and epochs and showing humanity’s place in it
Studying the record of the origin of life on Earth and the resulting changes in the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
Identifying the three eras: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic
Identifying the periods of the Paleozoic era
Defining fossils, fossil record, and sediment
Identifying the impact of amphibians, trilobites, and reptiles
Defining extinction level event and Permo-Triassic Boundary and the K-T boundary
Defining the Mesozoic era, or the Age of Reptiles
Identifying the three periods of the Mesozoic period
Defining the Cenozoic era, or the Age of Animals
Identifying the epochs of the Cenozoic era
Understanding the Holocene Era, and human involvement within it
Defining radioactive dating, half-life, uranium, lead, carbon dating, and strata
Understanding the contributions of Bertram Boltwood and Arthur Holmes
Understanding the origins of names of periods, including the Cambrian and Cretaceous periods