ESCI 1070 - Earth History

1. Earth’s materials and environments   
   1. Rocks and minerals
   2. Sedimentary environments
   3. Plate tectonics
2. Geologic time
   1. Relative dating
   2. Absolute dating
   3. Biostratigraphy and correlation
3. Life on Earth
   1. Fossils and fossilization
   2. Evolution and extinction
   3. Major groups of organisms
4. Earth’s history
   1. Archean Eon
   2. Proterozoic Eon
   3. Paleozoic Era
   4. Mesozoic Era
   5. Cenozoic Era

1. identify common rocks based on standard physical and chemical properties.
2. explain fundamental principles of geology, including plate tectonics, sedimentary environments, and evolution.
3. demonstrate understanding of the evolution of Earth’s geological and biological environment over the 4.6 billion years of Earth history.
4. understand fossilization and identify major fossil groups.

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