I became friends with the chimps by placing bananas outside my door each night.
Who is Jane Goodall?
100
This era or eon describes Pre-Cambrian times, when the Earth changed from a mass of flaming gases into a planet with a thin crust. This was the longest period without life. One-celled life began during this eon of the Pre-Cambrian.
What is the Archean Eon?
100
I am one of the particles that make up the nucleus of an atom. It carries no charge.
What is the neutron?
100
My name means water forming. I am the most abundant element in the entire universe. I am a gas.
What is hydrogen?
200
I helped invent the thing you talk on with your friends, and I had a beard.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
200
I am Greg Foot, a host a show on television where I answer random science questions. Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
What is black with white stripes?
200
This name means old life. The color for this eon or era stands for life in the seas. Plants and animals learned to co-exist for the first time in the great oceans that covered the earth during this time
What is the Paleozoic Era?
200
I am the regions around the nucleus of an atom in which one can find electrons.
What is atomic orbitals?
200
My name comes from the Greek word for stone. I am usually found freely in nature, though I can also be found combined with other elements. You can find in nearly all igneous rocks and in many mineral springs. I am a metal. Since I can conduct heat better than any solid element.
What is lithium?
300
I invented the theory of general relativity and helped prove many of Newtons laws wrong.
Who is Einstein?
300
Many legends of his death revolved around protection of his valuable circles.
Who is Archimedes?
300
This name means recent life. The color for this eon or era stands for plant life because flowering plants developed. This is also known as the age of mammals. The earliest humans evolved late in this era or eon.
What is the Cenozoic Era?
300
I am the smallest piece of a chemical element that still retains the chemical properties of that element.
What is an atom?
300
My name comes from the Persian word Burah. I am never found free in nature but in volcanic spring waters. I am a poor conductor of electricity when I am cold but when you heat me up I become a good conductor.
What is Boron?
400
I am Joy Adamson. I helped nurse animals back to life. What was the name of the lion cub she reintroduced into the wild?
Who is Elsa?
400
This mathematician has two math materials named after him within this classroom.
Who is Pythagoras?
400
This name means early life. This color symbolizes light coming out of darkness. The seas produced many tiny forms of life. Blue-green algae and early forms of multicellular life were plentiful at the end of this era.
What is the Proterozoic Eon?
400
I am made up of three even smaller particles called quarks. I am made up of 2 quarks that are named up and 1 quark that is named down.
What is a proton?
400
I am a member of a special class of elements known as Noble Gases. I do not normally bond with elements to form compounds. When electricity passes through me I glow a reddish orange color. I am often used to make advertising signs that light up.
What is neon?
500
I was one of the first female scientists and discovered many dinosaur fossils.
Who is Mary Anning?
500
I helped save the bald eagles by showing the harmful effects of DDT.
Who is Rachel Carson?
500
This name means middle life. Land was rising above the water. Plants and animals adapted to life on land. The color represents the land on earth. This was the age of giant reptiles and huge land plants.
What is the Mesozoic Era?
500
I am a particle that can be found circling the nucleus of an atom. I am smaller than a proton or a neutron, and I carry a negative charge.
What is an electron?
500
I am a very unique metal and because of the way I look and behave my name comes from the Greek words that mean "Living silver". I have been known to ancient Chinese and Hindus, and have even been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. I am the only common metal that is liquid at room temperature. I am not usually found free nature.