Transcript The Giants Causeway (2003)

The Giant’s Causeway is composed of basalt columns that are packed
together.
There are about 37,000 of these stone columns.
Most are six sided, but some are 4, 5, 7, and 8 sided.
Giant’s Causeway was formed 60 million years ago.
What Epoch, Period, and Era was that in?
(Use the ESRT’s)
Plant fossils below show that lava erupted over vegetation and that
the climate of Ireland was once semi-tropical.
Group Discussion
Answer the following questions within your group.
We will discuss the answers as a class.
1. Name some other fossils that you may find in the columns of the
Giant’s Causeway.
2. What major event occurred about 5 million years before the
formation of the Giant’s Causeway?
3. Would you be able to find any rocks the same age as the formation
of the Giant’s Causeway in New York State? Explain.