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Geologic Time Activities

Geologic Time Activities. PBS Evolution Resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/ Over 100 documents, videos, animations and web activities focusing on several aspects of geologic time: Adaptive Radiation Extinction Earth’s History Major Transformations

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Geologic Time Activities

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  1. Geologic Time Activities

  2. PBS Evolution Resources • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/ • Over 100 documents, videos, animations and web activities focusing on several aspects of geologic time: • Adaptive Radiation • Extinction • Earth’s History • Major Transformations • Punctuated Equilibrium • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/deeptime/

  3. Toilet Paper Timeline and The Deep Time Walk • Toilet Paper Timeline – Important events in Earth’s history are marked off on a roll of toilet paper to demonstrate scale • http://www.nthelp.com/eer/HOAtimetp.html • http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/activities/TPGeoTime.htm • http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/hughes/GeoTimeScale1.html • Deep Time Walk – Similar conceptually to the Toilet Paper Timeline, but on larger scale • On a football field: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/fieldtime.htm • Gymnasium: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/court_time.htm • Parking lot: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/parking_time.htm

  4. MapTime • http://www.maptime.co.uk • Free web-based program • Superimposes events in Earth’s history over a Google Earth map • Gives a sense of scale to geologic time • User decides on start and end points

  5. HHMI Biointeractive • http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/shortfilms/ • Tells story of dinosaur disappearance at K-T boundary, Chicxulub meteorite crater • Spans geology, physics, biology, chemistry and paleontology • Free on DVD or via streaming, download • 33 min. long in three ~ 11 min. segments

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