Mesozoic Era Part 1 Sign & Return Mr. Ehle – 5 th Grade Science Parent Signature: ______
By the end of this unit I will know: Student Signature: ______
• what life on earth was like during the Mesozoic era • which dinosaurs lived during each period of the Mesozoic era. • how dinosaurs from each period of the Mesozoic Era adapted to their unique environment. • how a fossil is formed and the different types of fossils.
I will show my understanding through:
Earned Possible Assignment Description
4 pts Mesozoic Era Booklet Sheet Completed as class
10 pts Dinosaur Profile Sheet Completed as individual
5 pts Dinosaur Drawing Completed as individual
0 pts Mesozoic Era Mural Completed as group
12 pts Fossil Facts Comprehension Sheet Completed with partner
3 pts Fossil Mold Participation Completed with partner
3 pts Bill Nye Fossils Anticipation Guide Completed as individual
10 pts Mesozoic Era Part 1 Quiz Completed as individual
45 points possible
I will keep all my work in my portfolio to share at conferences.
Mesozoic Era Part 1 Study Guide Vocabulary
Mesozoic Era An era of geologic time that lasted from 245-65 million years ago Triassic Period 245-208 Million Years Ago Jurassic Period 208-135 Million Years Ago Cretaceous Period 135-65 Million Years Ago adapt To adjust to particular conditions extinction The total disappearance of a species so that it no longer exists amber tree sap that became hard fossil bones and other signs of a plant or animal paleontologist scientist who studies fossils trace fossil fossil that shows just a sign of something, like a footprint
The Mesozoic Era is so long that it is divided into 3 parts: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Name 1 dinosaur that lived during each period of the Mesozoic Era:
Triassic dinosaurs: Plateosaurus, Anchisaurus, Coelophysis, Dilophosaurus, Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus, Mussaurus, Jurassic dinosaurs: Meglosaurus, Brachiosarus, Dryosaurus, Allosaurus, Aptosaurus, Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, Supersaurus Cretaceous dinosaurs: Iguanadon, Spinosaurus, Gigantosaurus, Gallimimus, Oviraptor, Proceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Ankylosaurus, Triceratops
Fossils give us clues to what Earth was like long ago.
Fossils are formed when plants or animals die and are covered up by sediment, slowly turning to rock.