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History of Earth: Geologic Eras of Time

History of Earth: Geologic Eras of Time. Index. Introduction.

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History of Earth: Geologic Eras of Time

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  1. History of Earth:Geologic Eras of Time

  2. Index

  3. Introduction The grand, expansive history of our planet covers some 4.6 BILLION YEARS! The scope & scale of such a timeframe can be mind boggling, but our Earth’s history of Biology, Geology & Climate change over the eons is amazing and well worth understanding! Are you READY to learn MORE?!

  4. Task In this WebQuest, you will be working in teams, each member with specific roles, and your group will pick one of the Era’s of Geologic Time to study in more detail. At the conclusion of this WebQuest, our culminating activity will include an opportunity for your group to shine as experts on your chosen ‘Era’ of Geologic Time.

  5. Process • Steps in this WebQuest Activity: • Day 1: After an introduction to this capstone project, students will complete an individual online interactive tutorial about the Geologic Time Scale & key highlights in the Earth’s development, and will then complete the form provided. • Day 2: Groups of 3 to 4 students will be formed & each group will select a particular Geologic Era or Time Period from the list provided by the teacher. Groups will then confer about and assign the 4 key roles for members (Biologist, Botanist, Geologist & Meteorologist) Begin researching info on Resource links provided and record Era/Period info on note-taking forms provided (each ‘Expert’ will focus on his/her own specialty, so ‘divide and conquer’). Groups continue research phase and begin work on entering info on PowerPoint template for their groups info.

  6. Process, continued • Day 3:Groups complete research phase and complete work on entering info (typed info content and any pictures you wish to include (2 pictures inserted for each ‘expert’s slide’!) on PowerPoint template for their info.Each group must also print off their PowerPoint Slides for use in Day 4’s activity. Each group’s slides will be posted on a tall wooden stake for use on Day 4.

  7. Online Resources • This is NOT an exhaustive listing – this is meant to get you started in your research! Feel free to utilize appropriate search engines for both text-based information and for images, pictures or clip art to insert. • Geologic Time Scale: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/guide/geologictimescale.html • http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/geologictime.html • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html • Overview of Earth History: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/past/geologic_time.html&edu=high • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/brief-history-life.html • Precambrian Time Links: • Proterozoic Era: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/proterozoic.html • Archaean Era: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/archaean.html • Hadean Era: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/hadean.html

  8. Online Resources • This is NOT an exhaustive listing – this is meant to get you started in your research! Feel free to utilize appropriate search engines for both text-based information and for images, pictures or clip art to insert. • Paleozoic Era Links: • http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/hist_paleozoic.html&edu=mid • http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/hist_paleozoic.html&edu=high • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/paleozoic/paleozoic.html • Mezozoic Era Links: • http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/hist_mesozoic.html • http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/hist_mesozoic.html&edu=high • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.html • Cenozoic Era Links: • http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/hist_cenozoic.html • http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/hist_cenozoic.html&edu=high • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cenozoic/cenozoic.html

  9. Evaluation (Rubric)

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