Teaching the geologic time scale has always posed a bit of a problem for me in my Biology classes. My students don't need the depth of knowledge that they might get in an Earth Science class. On the other hand, the concept of geologic time and the appearance and evolution of life on Earth is VERY important to my class. One of my most favorite sayings, "Nothing in Biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" (Theodosius Dobzhansky, American Biology Teacher, 1973.) is a mantra in my classes. We can't teach cellular respiration without the concept of endosymbiosis, and we can't teach endosymbiosis until our students know the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, etc, etc, etc. The history of life on Earth is (or should be!) woven into every single lesson we teach in a Biology class. Then "What's the problem?" you might be asking yourself. My problem is time. Not geologic time; just time to teach. It is a real struggle to cover everything in a year that needs to be covered! My solution was to find a way to quickly cover the concepts of geologic time and the evolution of life on Earth, without taking weeks to do so. Here are my goals. I want my students to: Know was is meant by the "geologic time scale." Be able to visualize the enormity of geologic time. Know when life first appeared on Earth. Know the order in which various life forms appeared. Know the importance of fossils, especially traditional fossils, to the study of evolution. Understand how scientists are able to date fossils that are found in various rock strata. Understand the relationship between mass extinctions and adaptive radiations. Have a clear and concise understanding of what happens in each era of Earth's history. I am extremely pleased with the activity I put together to accomplish these goals. This resource can be used in conjunction with your other lessons and materials you use on this topic, OR, (and here is the best part!) it can be used as a stand-alone activity that quickly covers the above topics in just a couple of class periods. The printable version is perfect for traditional classroom settings, but there is also a digital Google Apps version for distance learning and 1:1 schools. If you need to teach this fast, this is the activity for you! What concepts are covered in this resource? Definition of the geologic time scale. How the geologic time scale was developed by scientists. Relative dating and Radioactive dating. Earth’s history is divided into 4 Eras which are subdivided into smaller periods. How to read the information on the geologic time scale reference table. Comparing lengths of geologic time. The order of events in the evolution of life on Earth. Transitional fossils. Estimating the age of organisms based on relative dating. Rock strata. What will the students be doing? Students complete a 6-page handout on the geologic time scale and complete a 2-page timeline of the history of life on Earth. Students make a circle graph of the time spent in each era. Students use the included Geologic Time Scale Reference Table to answer a series of 30 problem solving questions. Students make a scale diagram showing the length of each era. Students look at pictures to evaluate characteristics of certain organisms. Students complete a relative dating cut and paste activity. Students using relative dating to estimate the age of certain organisms. Students complete a 2-page cut and paste timeline activity showing the evolution of life on Earth. Students are guided through an exercise that allows them to compare all of Earth’s history to one calendar year. As much as I love teaching these topics, there is a limit to what we can expect our students to absorb. We can't ask them to learn every event in every era, period, and epoch in geologic time. I have certain key events that I want my students to know, so I put together a one-page table outlining the most important events in Earth's history. The beauty of this resource is that with this one-page reference table the activity can be used as a stand-alone lesson. The students don't need prior knowledge or prior teaching. This lesson can be completed in two 1-hour class periods right before you begin your units on evolution. I would suggest having a biology textbook handy if students are seeing this information for the first time. There may be a few vocabulary words that they would need to look up. If you are in a big time crunch, let the students work in groups for one class period, and complete complete unfinished portions for homework. You can find this activity in my TpT store by clicking this link, and here is what you can expect to find included: 6-Page printable and editable student worksheet set 1-Page Geologic Time Scale Reference Table 2-Page Timeline Worksheet 8-Page Teacher Guide and Answer Keys All images needed for the "cut and paste" portions of the activity. Paperless digital google apps version for use in Google Drive, Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, or similar. I hope this article has given you something to think about, and some new ideas on how to teach geologic time to your biology or life science students. Have fun teaching!
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If you have ever been given the task to teach Geologic Time Scale, then you know that sometimes it is not the most interesting lesson. There are tons of large words and abstract time that are hard …
The geologic time scale is split into four major eras–Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, and are subdivided into periods. The number beside the era or period in the infotoon below shows how many years ago it began. I thought it would be fun to show it as walk through the park. This would also make
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The Clock of eras is a graphic aid to help us visualize geologic time.
Just as in the T.V. show “The Amazing Race” for which contestants travel around the world on a giant scavenger hunt, in this Geologic Time Scale Amazing Race project, your students will be embarking on a journey through time as they choose time periods to visit along Earth's Geologic Time Scale and collect information and evidence from each that will be used in modern times to learn about the past. They will follow a Travel Map and complete 'Time Travel Tasks' along the way that include Speed Bumps, Detours, and Fast Forwards! The required research includes climate, atmosphere, lifeforms, index fossils, continent locations and tectonic plate structure, major catastrophic and slow-moving events, and evidence that we use now to learn about the time period such as index fossils, radioactive elements, radiocarbon dating, impact craters, and geological formations. Your students will be able to choose to travel alone, as a pair, or as a trio, but their challenge changes depending on their group size! Students will be keeping a ‘Travel Journal’ (research notes) during their trip. Each travel group size receives a specific Travel Map and Travel Log for their journey. A Start Here page is included, which has shortened links for a handful of great web resources where students can begin their research. Students record their research notes on Travel Journal Research Notes pages and collect Destination Flags. Then, they complete Travel Tasks to earn Roaming Gnomes for their Travel Log. The culminating project is that the students must turn their research into a ‘Travel Journal’ presentation in the form of a Powerpoint or a Google Slides (if you have this option). This project will help the students to digest all of the information that they’ve discovered along their journey, and it will help them to understand the underlying principle of the Geologic Time Scale, which is that all of the recorded time is relative and these ‘periods’ were usually punctuated by major events. At least 2 slides per time period will showcase what students’ have learned. A minimum of 3 drawings or artist interpretations must be included for each time period. The directions specify that all resources, and at least 3, must be cited on a Works Cited slide in MLA format (with help from BibMe.org or EasyBib.com). You could have your students present their Travel Journal presentations to their class. A ‘Teacher Key’ page is included that I hope will help you to quickly access information about each specific time period so that you can double-check your students’ research if necessary. A grading rubric is provided that assesses students’ final project and that they have included all of the required information as per the checklists. This project translates nicely into a digital project if your students have access to personal devices, and the links to access the documents in Google are included. There are instructions for the teacher for facilitating this project digitally, including digital Roaming Gnomes and Destination Flags to add to students' Travel Maps, a digital time travel card choice board, student directions, research pages, "Start Here" research links, and travel journal template. I have also included an editable version of the project pages because I know that sometimes you need to modify things for certain student groups. This project is a student-centered project to align with the following NGSS Standards: MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history, MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales, MS-ESS2-3: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions, and MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth. Haven't actually taught your students anything about Geologic Time or Geologic History yet? Take a look at these resources: Geologic History Blended Learning Unit Clay Cupcake Sedimentary Rock Strata Activity Relative Dating of Rocks Doodle Notes Geologic History Pixel Art Digital Vocabulary Review Geologic History "Clue-Style" Review Board Game Thanks for looking! Sunrise Science
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At the end of this geologic time scale lesson plan, students will be able to describe how the relative and absolute age of rocks and fossil record provide
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The Montessori teaching albums have an exercise called the "Clock of Eras." I felt that would not work as well for our family as DD really doesn't "get" the idea of a clock fully. I didn't think it would really teach them the enormity of time as well as a long set of ribbons would... so instead I used the proportions of the clock and made a very long geologic ribbon (it's almost 60 feet in length): I used red for the Hadean Era (a time of flaming gasses, volcanoes, etc.) -- 9ft 4 inches I used sage green for the Archaean Era (a time of great rains, poisonous oceans) -- 17 feet 4 inches I used yellow for the Proterozoic Era (a time when cyanobacteria and the sun worked together to put oxygen into the atmosphere) -- 26 feet I used blue for the Paleozoic Era (a time when most life lived in the seas to protect it from harmful rays of the sun) -- 3 feet 9 inches I used gold for the Mesozoic Era (a time of the great reptiles, among other life) -- 2 feet 5 inches I used green for the Cenozoic Era (a time with plants, animals birds, humans) -- 10 inches As you can see in the picture above we used various "props" to put onto our timeline. I had made some things out of cornstarch clay earlier this summer (a small volcano, pretend fossils,etc as I didn't know if we'd have our stuff) -- we also had a plastic dinosaur, plastic mammals and a pretend human (Strawberry Shortcake!) for the very end of the timeline. Another time we did an activity What Came First? I wrote out index cards and let LD try to put them into the correct order. The cards included things like bacteria green algae jellyfish trilobites sharks spiders ferns the first mammals the first birds ants Triceratops camel grass In the picture below, LD is putting things in their proper order (according the UCBerkley website)On the left in the photo I wrote out the chart from the website out by hand as a reference. I found it amazing is that grass came into the fossil record *after* camels (ants, dinosaurs and so forth). The kids loved when we stretched the timeline through the house and they had to put things in the proper Era (the volcano, dinosaur, plastic wooly mammoth, etc.) If you want to go even farther with your studies of the geologic eras, these Montessori teachers posted wonderful lesson plans on all of the various eras. We didn't delve into their lessons as I had been promising DD a big unit on dinosaurs all summer as we traveled around and we've moved on to that. We've done lots of hands on dinosaur activities... so stay tuned if you're interested in those! (Oh, and if you and your kids are inspired, you might try making a "trash-o-saurus" and link in with us at the end of this week! I thought that was such a fabulous idea and we've been working on ours for about 10 days now!!)
Teach your students all about the Cenozoic Era with these engaging activities. Learning about Geologic Time has never been so fun with these resources including: * Powerpoint slides with clips from the series "Walking with Beasts" * Cornell style notes with key * Exploring the Cenozoic Era Hyperslides Topics covered include: Tertiary Period Quaternary Period Related Resources: Geologic Time - The Precambrian Era Geologic Time - The Paleozoic Era Geologic Time - The Mesozoic Era Terms of Use: By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated. This product is for your personal classroom use. No part of this document may be copied, sold, distributed, or edited without permission from the teacher-author. To purchase additional licenses for this product, please visit my TPT shop. Please do not share with an entire school, district, or web community. You may, however, share this file within your grade level. If you wish to blog about this, please link to my TPT shop! If you have questions about this file or find an error, please email me at [email protected].
Viking History Guide | Unit Study In this guide we follow along the journey of Leif Erikson, one of the most well known Vikings. We will be using the beautifully illustrated book Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire as the spine of our curriculum. I have thoughtfully divided the book into six main sections and within each section is a variety of lessons. • TOPICS AND LESSONS • The lessons included were created to immerse your children in the rich history of the Viking Age. Through learning about art, geography, geology, music and culture, this guide will bring connection to this time in history. Each section includes a variety of lessons, activities, and ideas. You can spend the desired amount of time on each lesson. The following is just a few of the topics we will be learning about though this guide. + Nordic Region: Geography, Land Forms, Wildlife, Northern Lights, Climate + Viking Life: Names, Clothing, Homes, Food, Music, Craftsmanship + Viking Voyages: Ships, Armor, Tools, Travel, Exploration • BOOKS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED • The guide comes with a small book list, suggested video links, and a simple craft supply list. I was very mindful about keeping supply lists to a minimum. Most supplies needed are general school or craft supplies such as glue, pencils, and watercolors. Anything else needed can usually be found around your home or at the dollar store. The book list is small but very important to the guide. For example, Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire is the spine of the curriculum is readings are reference throughout the guide. Full book list: Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire First Facts about the Vikings by Jacqueline Morley Who Were the Vikings? by Usborne Starting Point History Food and Feasts with the Vikings by Hazel Mary Martell An Arctic Story: The Animals of the Frozen North by Jane Burnard The Lights That Dance in the Night by Yuval Zommer • DIGITAL FILES INCLUDED • + Viking Unit Study Guide PDF - The Guide is approximately 30 pages and includes thoughtfully laid out lessons, supply lists, photos, and resources. + Printables PDF - The included printables were illustrated by Kessler Patillo / The Cottage Schoolhouse. These printables are referenced throughout the guide. They can also be used as decor to display in your learning space. • PRINTING AND PREPARATION TIPS • + After purchase, you will be able to access your files in the "purchases and reviews" section of your Etsy account. + Download PDF file and click the link to access our Google Drive Folder + Download the Files to your computer. + The Lesson Guide can be printed on regular copy paper and bound if desired. + The Printable activities can be printed on cardstock and laminated if desired. This is a printable PDF. NO PHYSICAL PRODUCT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. •••••••• PERSONAL USE ONLY •••••••• You may use this resources in your home or your classroom but please do not redistribute digital or printed files. This product should not be resold or redistributed in any way.
Do you struggle to come up with meaningful activities when teaching geologic time? Try having students create a virtual museum exhibit! In this activity students will choose two fossils from the precambrian, paleozoic, mesozoic, and cenozoic eras. They will complete background information on each era and create a virtual exhibit that guests can visit. Included in your purchase is: Both Google slide or Powerpoint student versions Teacher tips and answer key Editable grading rubric Student sample You might also be interested in: Geologic time interactive diagram Taxonomy and geologic time digital choice board Geologic timeline worksheet freebie Relative and absolute dating powerpoint Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the "follow me" button next to my seller picture to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Don't forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits that can be used for future purchases! Want free tips and resources sent to your inbox once a week? Subscribe to my newsletter! You can also... ♻️ Check out my blog ♻️ Follow me on facebook ♻️ Follow me on instagram ♻️ Follow me on pinterest
Over the history of the Earth, 99% of all life has become extinct. This lesson allows students to explore the five major extinctions of geologic time. As a Hy Flex lesson, you can use this face to face, online, or a little of both. During the lesson students can follow along with the teacher using our editable lesson presentation or watch a recorded lesson online. The Cornell style incomplete notes guide student’s attention and allow them to summarize their learning. Need to keep hands busy, use out Cut, Color and Organize print activities. The Google Interactives give students a quick and easy way to review the lesson content. Links to a Quizizz practice assessment are included. This lesson is designed and tested for a mainstreamed middle school science classroom of 24 students meeting daily for 40 minutes. The teacher will find lesson materials for direct instruction, reinforcement, and homework. Included in this package Editable lesson presentation link via Google Drive Recorded Lesson Presentation Notetaking outline Read, Color and Draw Activity Google Sort Activities Detailed lesson plans with help files. Quizizz Review Links If like this product, please consider the following Lesson 1: Geologic Time Earthquake Bundle Plate Tectonic Bundle for Middle School Want to learn more? Click on the green "Preview" button above! Feedback & Followers Did you know that you can receive credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through “My Purchases” under “My Account” at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round. :) You can also follow me for the latest news on products and sales. If you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you! -Mike email [email protected] Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mikeinthemi0144/pins/ Blog: http://mikeinthemiddleschool.com/
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Determining a Sequence of Geologic Events Law of Original Horizontality: Sedimentary rock layers were originally deposited in horizontal...
