Glencoe Science Level GreenUnit 1:
Earth’s MaterialsGeologic Time ScaleProject Type: Model
As a group, have students design a wall mural or diorama depicting layers of the geologic time scale, or a particular scene of interest from an era. Task: - Students may cooperatively design a large diorama or class mural to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired about past eras in Earth’s history. A written key to the plants and animals present in their model should accompany their final presentation.
- Projects may include a geologic time scale with layers, or a scene of one particular era of interest.
Resources:
The following are sites to help research the geologic time scale. Students may use these and or any other site they find. Geologic Time Scale: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/Geologictime.html http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/geo_time_scale.html http://www.palaeos.com/Timescale/default.htm http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/timescale.html http://www.earthscienceworld.org/timescale/ Rubric: Click here for a rubric to help you score this project.
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