This PowerPoint is one small part of the Geology Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 6000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 14 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 12 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow are meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and review questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, 6 PowerPoint review Game, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: -Plate Tectonics, Evidence for Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer, Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale, Seismograph, Tsunami's, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks, Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks. This unit aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards and with Common Core Standards for ELA and Literacy for Science and Technical Subjects. See preview for more information If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

1. • Dinosaurs dominate.
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Learn more about dinosaurs at…
http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/

3. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
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4. -Please make notes legible and use indentations
when appropriate.
-Example of indent.
-Skip a line between topics
-Don’t skip pages
-Make visuals clear and well drawn.

5. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
• BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow
directions, complete projects as described
and answer required questions neatly.
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8. 4.56 meters
500 m.y. 500 m.y 250
m.y.
250
Hadeon Eon Archean Eon Proterozoic Eon
Paleozoic Era Cenozoic Era

9. 4.56 meters
500 m.y. 500 m.y 250
m.y.
250
Hadeon Eon Archean Eon Proterozoic Eon
Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era

10. • Mesozoic Era
– Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods
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– Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods
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12. • Mesozoic Era
– Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods
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13. • Mesozoic Era
– Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods
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14. • Dinosaurs dominate.
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Learn more about dinosaurs at…
http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/

24. “99.5%”

25. 20

26. 20

27. • The Supercontinent Pangea began to split in
the middle / late Jurassic. (Plate Tectonics)
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30. Some theories
suggest that….
The reptiles used
more of their energy
for growing and less
for keeping their
bodies warm
compared with some
creatures. They were
lukewarm blooded.

31. Some theories
suggest that….
Also lots of oxygen,
carbon dioxide, and a
lush planet had lots of
food.
Learn more at…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/317
68901/ns/technology_and_science-
science/t/why-dinosaurs-could-
grow-so-big/#.ULJJm4Ytd8E

33. • Mesozoic Era (Focus on the Dinosaurs)
– Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous Periods
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34. • Dinosaurs can be divided into two groups.
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35. • Dinosaurs can be divided into two groups.
– Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
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36. • Dinosaurs can be divided into two groups.
– Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Saurischia ("lizard-hipped").
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47. • An ornithologist is a scientist who studies
birds.

48. • An ornithologist is a scientist who studies
birds.

49. • Activity! Who is king of the dinosaurs in this
class.
– Each student gets an old cd.
– Each slide will present two dinosaurs.
– Choose the right dinosaur and you keep your
token.
– Choose the wrong dinosaur and you lose your
token.
– Who will be able to survive all of the rounds?

50. Which is Ornithsichia?
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51. Which is Ornithsichia?
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52. Which is Ornithsichia and which is Saurischia
Ornithsichia
("bird-hipped")
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54. Which is Saurischia?
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55. Which is Saurischia?
Saurischia
(“Lizard-hipped")
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56. • Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Thyreophoria (Which is Stegosaurus?)
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57. • Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Thyreophoria (Which is Stegosaurus?)
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58. • Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Thyreophoria (Which is which?)
• Stegosaurus Ankylosaurus
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59. • Which is Dilophosaurus?

60. • Which is Dilophosaurus?

61. • Which is Dilophosaurus? Triceratops

62. • Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Cerapoda (Which is a Ornithopod?)
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63. • Ornithsichia ("bird-hipped")
– Cerapoda (Which is a Ornithopod?)
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64. • Marginocephalia divided into
– Ceratopsians
– Pachycephalosaurs
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65. • Which one is Pachycephalosaurs?
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66. • Which one is Pachycephalosaurs?
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67. • Which one is Pachycephalosaurs?
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69. • Saurischia (Lizard Hipped)
– Sauropodormorpha (Which is a Sauropods?)
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70. • Saurischia (Lizard Hipped)
– Sauropodormorpha (Which is a Sauropods?)
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71. • Saurischia (Lizard Hipped)
– Sauropodormorpha (Which is a Sauropods?)
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74. • Which is a Theropod?

75. • Which is a Theropod?

76. • Which is a Velociraptor?

77. • Which is a Velociraptor?

78. • Which is a Pteradactyl?

79. • Which is a Pteradactyl?

81. • Which one is Spinosaurus?

82. • Which one is Spinosaurus?

83. • Which one is Spinosaurus? Tyrannosaurus
TyrannosaurusTyrannosaurus

84. • Which one is Spinosaurus? Tyrannosaurus
TyrannosaurusTyrannosaurus
These two dinosaurs
did not live during the
same time period.

85. “This is the last one?
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86. • Which is a Tylosaurus?

87. • Which is a Tylosaurus?

88. • This is the Frilled Shark – Alive on Earth
today in the deeper waters of the ocean.

89. • Activity! Congratulations to anyone who
still has their token.
“Great work, you are
King of this puny little
class.” “I am King of
the Cretaceous
Period”
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90. • Video Link! Walking with Dinosaurs, The
Ballad of Big Al.
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubdagTiRHE
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9IjL2RCFoI
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yv7Pi78Og

91. • Video Link! Dinosaur Song.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FOZ
0-VpcU

92. • First birds.

93. • Archaeopteryx: Earliest ancestor to
modern birds (150 million years ago)
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94. • Archaeopteryx: Earliest ancestor to
modern birds (150 million years ago)
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95. • Birds came from Theropods.
– How are they similar and different?

96. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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97. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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98. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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99. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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100. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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101. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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102. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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103. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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Hollow bones are lightweight so
birds can fly more efficiently.

104. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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105. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

106. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

107. • Similar
– Three toed foot.
– Walk on two legs.
– Hollow bones.
– Wishbone.
– Backward pointing pelvis.
– Theropods did have feathers.
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108. • Different

109. • Different
– Theropods arms are longer / no wings.

110. • Different
– Theropods arms are longer / no wings.
– Changes in wrist.

111. • Different
– Theropods arms are longer / no wings.
– Changes in wrist.
– More pronounced feathers in modern birds?

112. • First mammals.

113. • First mammals.
Early mammals. Learn more at…
http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/evolution.html

117. • First flowers.
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120. • K-T mass extinction event
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121. • K-T mass extinction event
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122. • K-T mass extinction event
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123. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.

124. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.

125. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

126. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

127. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

128. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

129. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

130. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago.
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

131. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago. K-T Mass Extinction Event
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

132. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago. K-T Mass Extinction Event
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

133. • A layer of Iridium can be found across the
globe in rock layers around 65 million
years ago. K-T Mass Extinction Event
– Iridium is found on Meteorites.

134. • K-T mass extinction event...(Debate Exists)
– Combination of Impact event.
– Volcanism.
– Disease.

135. • K-T mass extinction event...(Debate Exists)
– Combination of Impact event.
– Volcanism.
– Disease.
Learn more about the
extinction of the
dinosaurs at…
http://www.pbs.org/wg
bh/evolution/extinction
/dinosaurs/asteroid.ht
ml

136. • Optional PowerPoint.
– Found in Activities folder
– Asteroids, Impact Craters, and Torino Scale

137. • Without this extinction event, the odds
are…

138. • The age of Mammals wouldn’t have happened.

139. • Age of Mammals wouldn’t have happened.

143. “I love a
good
Mammal.”

144. • The age of dinosaur dominance was over.

145. • The age of dinosaur dominance was over.

146. • The age of dinosaur dominance was over.
99.5%

147. • The age of dinosaur dominance was over.
The age of mammals begins.

148. • The age of dinosaur dominance was over.
The age of mammals begins.

149. “It’s nice not
having all those
dinosaurs around,
now I can rise to
power.”

150. “Hey Mammal!”
99.5%
Read more about the extinction event at…
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/events/cowe
n1b.html

151. • Last little bit about dinosaurs.
– They ruled this planet for 183 million years.
– That is a long time!

152. • Last little bit about dinosaurs.
– They ruled this planet for 183 million years.
– That is a long time!

153. • Last little bit about dinosaurs.
– They ruled this planet for 183 million years.
– That is a long time!

154. • Video Link! Building a Dinosaur
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMQOe9
RQ4Y

155. • Video Link! (Optional) Life After Dinosaurs
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7QSwAhMuUY

156. 4.56 meters
500 m.y. 500 m.y 250
m.y.
250
Hadeon Eon Archean Eon Proterozoic Eon
Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era

157. 4.56 meters
500 m.y. 500 m.y 250
m.y.
250
Hadeon Eon Archean Eon Proterozoic Eon
Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era

158. http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Website Link:

159. • This part of the PowerPoint roadmap is just one small
part of my Geology Topics Unit. This unit includes…
• A six part 6,000 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit
roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video
links, flashcards, materials list, and much more.
• A 18 bundled homework package, modified version, 19
pages of unit notes, 6 PowerPoint Review Games of
100+ slides each, videos, rubrics, and much more that
all chronologically follow the unit slideshow.
• This is a fantastic unit for any Earth Science Class.
• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html

161. Areas of Focus within The Geology
Topics Unit:
-Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: Plate Tectonics, Evidence for
Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer,
Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and
Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types
of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale,
Seismograph, Tsunami’s, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of
Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks,
Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks., Age of the Earth,
Uniformitarianism, Principle of Superposition, Earth History, Time Units,
Timeline of Events, Basic Evolution, Mass Extinction Events, Dinosaurs, Early
Mammals, and more.
Full Unit can be found at…
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_U
nit.html

168. • This was a very brief tour. Please visit the
links below to learn more about each of the
units in this curriculum package.
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html
Astronomy Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html
Weather and Climate Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Weather_Climate_Unit.html
Soil Science, Weathering, More http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Soil_and_Glaciers_Unit.html
Water Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Water_Molecule_Unit.html
Rivers Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/River_and_Water_Quality_Unit.html
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade 8th – 10th grade

169. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Science_Introduction_Lab_Safety_Metric_Methods.
html
Motion and Machines Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Newtons_Laws_Motion_Machines_Unit.html
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Energy_Topics_Unit.html
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Atoms_Periodic_Table_of_Elements_Unit.html
Life Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Human_Body_Systems_and_Health_Topics_Unit.html
DNA and Genetics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/DNA_Genetics_Unit.html
Cell Biology Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Cellular_Biology_Unit.html
Infectious Diseases Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Infectious_Diseases_Unit.html
Taxonomy and Classification Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classification_Unit.html
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Abiotic_Factors_Unit.html

170. • More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics
Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The
Rivers and Water Quality Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms
and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and
Science Skills Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit,
The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology:
Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
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171. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/ Please feel free to
contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed
www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

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