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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare geologic time periods to the calendar year. They set up a live-action student timeline in the classroom. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students use fossils found in rocks to determine the age of rock in Illnois. They use a chart to identify the fossils and then identify the periods of rock. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field trip to a museum, students take quizzes and discuss the impact of the mineral industry on their state. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of geologic time. They create a timeline upon the completion of research into various historical periods. The lesson includes questions to increase student comprehension for the different periods of geologic time. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine geologic periods and determine the major happenings in each. They complete a chart of information about the characteristics of geologic eras. They create timeline that shows the major epochs, periods, and eras. 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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- 1st
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Students discuss the changes humans go through in a lifetime and compare those changes to the Earth. They discuss the different time periods while viewing a time line as well as Pangaea and how Earth's continents have changed shape. Fossil impressions are made after coloring and putting together a Pangaea puzzle. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create a "TV" film about the geologic time line of the Earth including illustrations representing the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era as well as the four types of fossils. They draw conclusions about "What happened before," using fossils or charts and tables. 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 »