For each geological period, prepare two trivia questions for use in a game. Use the Saskatchewan Resource Series kit Potash during this unit. Relate the mining of potash to the geological state of Saskatchewan during the Devonian period. The January 1993 National Geographic is a special issue dealing with dinosaurs. The map included in the magazine shows the North American continent 75 million years ago.
Articles discuss the problem of the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Included in the issue is a discussion of continental drift theory as it relates to the matter of climate change as a possible cause for extinction.