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In this assignment you are going to watch a video from the BBC. David Attenborough's First Life. This is the second part of the series and picks up at the beginning of the Cambrian. Make sure you read through the assignment file and understand the questions before you begin watching the video.
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Geology 1203 Earth history
Assignment- first life
The Paleozoic Era represents over 300 million years of Earth's history during which the planet underwent
major changes both tectonic and evolutionary. The early part of the Paleozoic is marked by the appearance
of complex animals in the oceans, an event known as the Cambrian Explosion. Several critical fossil locations
related to this time happen to be located in Canada. In this assignment we are going to take a look at some of
these strange and bizarre creatures.
The BBC has produced a very good documentary on early life on Earth. It is narrated by David Attenborough
and consists of two episodes. The first is called Arrival and the second Conquest.
This is the official site for the series - unfortunately you cannot stream the video from the site, but it does
provide some other useful information and images.
http://firstlifeseries.com/
What do I do?
Watch the second episode - Conquest - of the documentary First Life, it picks up at the Cambrian Period, the
earliest period in the Paleozoic Era, and answer the following questions. The video is divided into 5 clips and
the links are in the weekly folder. (make sure you watch them in the correct order)
It also can be found on YouTube but is often mislabeled or missing parts so just be sure that you are watching
the correct episode.
The questions are listed in the order they will be covered in the program. You should read each one carefully and
make sure you understand what is being asked before watching the program.
Submit the answers to the 26 questions - make sure you do not mix up the order. You do not need to repeat the
questions, just use the question numbers.
Questions:
So let's get everyone oriented and check that you are
watching the correct video. After the introduction
there will be ...