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==1. Make a collection of at least ten different kinds of fossils and label each with its name and geographic location. ==
 
==1. Make a collection of at least ten different kinds of fossils and label each with its name and geographic location. ==
 
==2. Have a brief definition of each of the following in your notebook: ==  
 
==2. Have a brief definition of each of the following in your notebook: ==  
===a. Geology===
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;a. Geology: Geology is the science and study of the solid matter that constitutes the Earth.
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;b. Fossils: Fossils are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms.
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;c. Catastrophism: Catastrophism is the idea that Earth has been affected by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope.
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;d. Paleontology:  Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.
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;e. Graptolite: A Graptolite is a fossil colonial animal known chiefly from the Upper Cambrian through the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) periods.
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;f. Trilobite: Trilobites are extinct arthropods that form the class Trilobita. They appeared in the 2nd Epoch (Series 2) of the Cambrian period and flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before beginning a drawn-out decline to extinction when, during the Late Devonian extinction, all trilobite orders, with the sole exception of Proetida, died out.
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;g. Dinosaur: A dinosaur is any of various extinct reptiles.
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;h. Mammoth: A mammoth is any species of an extinct genus of proboscidean (elephants and their extinct relatives), often with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair.
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;i. Mastodon: Mastodons are members of the extinct genus Mammut of the order Proboscidea and form the family Mammutidae; they resembled, but were distinct from, the woolly mammoth which belongs to the family Elephantidae. Mastodons were browsers and mammoths were grazers.
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;j. Crinoid:
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;k. Lingula:
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;l. Calamite:
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;m. Foraminifera:
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;n. Radiolaria:
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;o. Paleozoic:
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;p. Mesozoic:
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;q. Cenozoic:
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;r. Pleistocene:
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;s. Paleobotany:
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;t. Pelecypod:
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;u. Brachiopod:
  
===b. Fossils ===
 
===c. Catastrophism ===
 
===d. Paleontology ===
 
===e. Graptolite ===
 
===f. Trilobite ===
 
===g. Dinosaur ===
 
===h. Mammoth ===
 
===i. Mastodon ===
 
===j. Crinoid ===
 
===k. Lingula ===
 
===l. Calamite ===
 
===m. Foraminifera===
 
===n. Radiolaria ===
 
===o. Paleozoic ===
 
===p. Mesozoic===
 
===q. Cenozoic ===
 
===r. Pleistocene ===
 
===s. Paleobotany ===
 
===t. Pelecypod ===
 
===u. Brachiopod ===
 
 
==3. Visit a museum where fossils are on display and make a written or oral report of your trip. ==
 
==3. Visit a museum where fossils are on display and make a written or oral report of your trip. ==
 
==4. Describe the process of the proper removal of delicate specimens. Tell how a skeleton of a dinosaur or other gigantic fossil would be removed. Why should beginners not remove such specimens? What should be done by the beginner when he finds what is obviously a valuable fossil? ==
 
==4. Describe the process of the proper removal of delicate specimens. Tell how a skeleton of a dinosaur or other gigantic fossil would be removed. Why should beginners not remove such specimens? What should be done by the beginner when he finds what is obviously a valuable fossil? ==

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1. Make a collection of at least ten different kinds of fossils and label each with its name and geographic location.

2. Have a brief definition of each of the following in your notebook:

a. Geology
Geology is the science and study of the solid matter that constitutes the Earth.
b. Fossils
Fossils are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms.
c. Catastrophism
Catastrophism is the idea that Earth has been affected by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope.
d. Paleontology
Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.
e. Graptolite
A Graptolite is a fossil colonial animal known chiefly from the Upper Cambrian through the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) periods.
f. Trilobite
Trilobites are extinct arthropods that form the class Trilobita. They appeared in the 2nd Epoch (Series 2) of the Cambrian period and flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before beginning a drawn-out decline to extinction when, during the Late Devonian extinction, all trilobite orders, with the sole exception of Proetida, died out.
g. Dinosaur
A dinosaur is any of various extinct reptiles.
h. Mammoth
A mammoth is any species of an extinct genus of proboscidean (elephants and their extinct relatives), often with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair.
i. Mastodon
Mastodons are members of the extinct genus Mammut of the order Proboscidea and form the family Mammutidae; they resembled, but were distinct from, the woolly mammoth which belongs to the family Elephantidae. Mastodons were browsers and mammoths were grazers.
j. Crinoid
k. Lingula
l. Calamite
m. Foraminifera
n. Radiolaria
o. Paleozoic
p. Mesozoic
q. Cenozoic
r. Pleistocene
s. Paleobotany
t. Pelecypod
u. Brachiopod

3. Visit a museum where fossils are on display and make a written or oral report of your trip.

4. Describe the process of the proper removal of delicate specimens. Tell how a skeleton of a dinosaur or other gigantic fossil would be removed. Why should beginners not remove such specimens? What should be done by the beginner when he finds what is obviously a valuable fossil?

5. Explain the difference in the account scientists give for the presence of fossils as related by evolutionists and creationists.

6. From the Bible and writings of Ellen G. White cite statements to explain the origin of the following:

a. Coal

b. Petroleum

c. Fossils

d. Limestone

References