A+MURAL+OF+THE+EARTH'S+HISTORY

Once you have been told what era you are to research your objective is to research the position of the continents during your period and specific plants and animals that existed during this time. For each resource you use you need to document your resource. You should also sketch all animals and plants you find.
 * Research**

Your next research objective is to describe the climate and how this is different because of the position of the continents. Discuss how the climate changed from the beginning of the period until the end of the period.

Are there any connections between climate and the plants and animals that reside in your period?

Research volcanoes, mountain building, faults, and other igneous intrusions. Create a sketch of a map that shows all of these features.

Research IOWA geological history. Describe what tectonic factors where occurring in IOWA during your period.

**Plan Your Mural**

Each mural must consist of 5 animals, 3 plants, a depiction of the continents at that time, a map with all geological events highlighted, climate information, and IOWA information. As a group you will then create your mural. http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/browse/geoiowa/geoiowa.htm http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000132 http://geology.about.com/od/geology_ia/Iowa_Geology.htm

**Mural Presentations**

Useful links:

1. Follow links for animations showing land areas through time and information about the different geologic periods [] 2. Paleo-map Project – History and Climate in each of the Geologic Periods [] 3. How the Different Geologic Periods Got Their Names [] 4. The Paleozoic Era [] 5. The Mesozoic Era [] 6. The Cenozoic Era [] 7. EXTINCTION OF DINOS - CENOZOIC ERA AND ADVENT OF MAMMALS AND HUMANS [|http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec02/b65lec02.htm#MAMMALS] 8. PREHISTORIC TIMELINE - BIOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL CHANGES [] 9. GEOLOGIC TIME LINE - NICE OUTLINE AND EASY TO SKETCH PICS OF ANIMALS [] 10. CENOZOIC ANIMALS [] 11. Summary of All Geologic Periods [] 12. Summary of All Geologic Periods [] 13. EXTINCTION OF DINOS - CENOZOIC ERA AND ADVENT OF MAMMALS AND HUMANS [|http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec02/b65lec02.htm#MAMMALS] 14. PREHISTORIC TIMELINE - BIOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL CHANGES [] 15. GEOLOGIC TIME LINE - NICE OUTLINE AND EASY TO SKETCH PICS OF ANIMALS [] 16. CENOZOIC ANIMALS [] __ 17. __ National Geologic Map Database []

3RD PERIOD GROUPS: DALTON AND ZACH-MISSISSIPPIAN ERA BLAINE AND JAKE-MESOZOIC ERA KEAGAN AND AJ-JURASSIC PERIOD CURTIS AND CONNOR-PENNSYLVANIAN ERA KACEY AND JORDAN-PERMIAN PERIOD COURTNEY AND TERRA-CAMBRIAN PERIOD MEREDITH AND KATIE-TRIASSIC PERIOD NATHAN AND ASHLEY-CRETACEOUS PERIOD BETHANY AND BRITTNEY-PALEOZOIC ERA

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