1. Arrival: Research and sketch the fossil of a Trilobite and a Brachiopod in notes

2. Mesozoic Era
Reptiles were the dominant animals of this era, including the various dinosaurs.
Small mammals and birds also appeared.
Toward the end of the era, flowering plants appeared and the kinds of mammals increased.
The mass extinction that ended the era caused the dinosaurs to become extinct.

4. Cenozoic Era New mammals appeared while others became extinct.
The diversity of life forms increased.
Flowering plants became most common.
Humans are also part of the most recent period of this era

5. Fill in the following table in your notes for both the Mesozoic & Cenozoic Era
Life Forms Present at Start
Life Forms Present at End
Any extinctions?
Any opportunities for Fossils?

6. Assignment: Produce a newspaper report reporting after the immediate impacts of the asteroid collision that made them extinct.

7. Plenary- a lesson tweet
What did you learn today? What did you find tricky? What can we do next time?
Don’t forget a hashtag that describes the lesson or something memorable from the lesson.