1. Utah’s Geology & the History of the Earth
Utah’s Geologic Past: Proterozoic to Mesozoic

2. Bell Activity Your words are “remnant” & “fossil fuels”
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Bell Activity
Your words are “remnant” & “fossil fuels”
Find the word on your green study guide and complete the following information for the word.
Find the definition using a glossary.
Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.
Where should your backpack be?
How the Earth was Made

3. Does your work look something like this?
word: remnant
My Understanding:
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/ Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:

4. Does your work look something like this?
word: remnant
My Understanding:
Definition: remaining; leftover; a trace
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence: Fossils, such as Utahraptor’s
skeleton, are a remnant from Utah’s
geologic past.
Synonym/ Example: leftover, remains; fossil
Antonym/Non-Example: whole; modern, current

5. Does your work look something like this?
word: fossil fuel
My Understanding:
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/ Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:

6. Does your work look something like this?
word: fossil fuel
My Understanding:
Definition: fuel such as oil, coal, or
Draw a picture of it:
natural gas that was formed from living
matter of a previous geologic time.
Sentence: Utah’s fossil fuel resources
include coal, oil shale, and natural gas,
which boost our economy.
Synonym/ Example: coal, oil, natural gas
Antonym/Non-Example: solar power, wind

7. Today we will be learning about…
Social Studies Objective – We will understand that the Earth, and Utah, has changed a lot in the past.
Behavior Objective – Courtesy & Respect: Be polite to those around you. Respect others and yourself.
Language Objective –
We will be able to summarize what a past era was like in writing.
Explain how natural forces shape the living environment and landscape.
Investigate how natural forces shape the local environments.
Predict how natural forces affect environments; e.g., earthquakes, volcanic action, mudslides, flooding, erosion.

8. Percentage of Time: Deep time demonstration
Let’s see how much of Earth’s geologic history was taken up by this eon.
If we converted the whole history of the earth into a timeline 5 feet long, how much of line would the Proterozoic Eon take up. (Math!!! 60 inches x 17.5% = _______ inches)
Hadean 17.5%
Archaen 28.5%
Proterozoic 42%
Paleozoic 7%
Mesozoic 4%
Cenozoic 1%
10.5 inches ~10.5”
17.1 inches ~17”
25.2 inches ~25”
4.2 inches ~4”
2.4 inches ~2.5”
0.6 inches ~0.5”

9. Posters
Most cool events important or facts written in complete
sentences
picture
3+ cool living What is
organisms happening in and a picture Utah?
Of them
As long as your poster has all the information it should, you can design it how you want.
For those of us who like a little guidance, here is what your first poster might look like…

10. Proterozoic Eon
We will watch a short video about the eon, then read a short description of it, and finally, talk about what happened in Utah at this time.

11. Utah in the Proterozoic Eon

12. Let’s work Work with your table group to fill out the organizer.
Most cool events important or facts written in complete
sentences
picture
3+ cool living What is
organisms happening in and a picture Utah?
Of them
Work with your table group to fill out the organizer.
What do we remember about the Proterozoic time?

13. Check Your Work

14. How the Earth Was Made
We are going to watch some short clips from the series “How the Earth Was Made”.
Compare what they say with what you learned about each time period.
If necessary, add some more details to your descriptions.
If you are not paying attention, there will be a quiz at the end of the clips.