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Results: 33 Precambrian Lesson Plans
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- 4th - 8th
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Students sequence and model the events leading to the formation of the southeastern coast of the United States, including the formation of the South Atlantic Bight. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students observe and discuss a geologic timeline. It is important to note that all life today descended from Precambrian life and that there are many familiar examples of present-day life that are very similar to ancient forms. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students conduct research on the Precambrian period and record findings on a worksheet. They further explore three periods of Earth's history, and summarize information on note cards. They create a timeline of Earth's history. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students consider a timeline that shows student age relative to geologic time. They listen to a lecture about the evolution of life and participate in a class discussion. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students research the geologic time scale. They create and recognize the importance of a geologic time line. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the four main periods of earth's history. They listen to a teacher-led discussion on the characteristics of each time period, conduct Internet research on an assigned period, and complete a timeline to represent earth's history. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students create a simple tool to visualize geologic time. They create knots to represent the K/T, P/T and Precambrian boundaries in a 4.6 meter string with each millimeter representing one million years. They then refer back to this tool often during a unit on geologic time. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore earth epochs, i.e, Permian, Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordivician and through pictures they see what life on Earth and animals looked like. They organize Earth Epochs according to years going from greatest to least mathematically. Students paste these epochs in order on a long sheet, leaving space between each. They then take their animalplant sheets and correspond the labeled plants and animals to the epochs. Full Review »
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Students discuss ways of determining age of various people, hypothesize and discuss methods scientists use in determining age of Earth, and ponder Earth's longevity by observing and/or making timeline, including Precambrian, Palezoic, Mezozoic, and Cenozoic Eras. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review and study Precambrian-Quaternary periods, part of the Cenozoic Era, and complete a time line. They research what the Earth was like during the the Precambrian and Quaternary periods as well as the Earth cycles and how they are changed by forces such as earthquakes, glaciers and wind. Full Review »