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Curated OER

Diversity of Life: Geologic Time Scale

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the history of Earth by creating a geologic time scale.  In this Earth History lesson, students practice sequencing events in their life as a way to get familiar with creating a time scale.  Students...
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Curated OER

Getting a Sense of Time

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students gain an appreciation for geologic and historic time. They gain a general amount of information of the development of hte Chicago area, with particular attention given to the role of the Chicago River. Students contruct a time...
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Curated OER

It's About Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars create their own timeline. For this social science lesson, students write the important events that happened in their lives on their timeline and then compare their timeline to Earth's timeline.
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Curated OER

Timeline of Tijuana Estuary Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the various populations that have made their home in the Tijuana Estuary. In groups, they read an article and note the name of each population, facts and what tools they used in a journal. They use colored notecards to...
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Curated OER

Fossils: The Eras of the Earth's History

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research the four geologic eras of Earth's history. In this extension on a fossils lesson, students research the different eras of Earth's history. Students use AppleWorks to create a bar graph containing information of the four...
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Curated OER

Creating a Neighborhood Timeline

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research information about their neighborhoods. Uncovering facts about geology and Native Americans, they examine how the neighborhood has evolved over time. They work together to create a timeline of specific events.
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Curated OER

A Place in Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars become familiar with an eruptive history and related world events and impart a sense of the immensity of geological time. They explore timelines by creating their own, then are introduced to major eruptive periods of Mount...
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Curated OER

A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils study both geological and geographical features of Connecticut and the New Haven area. They focus on map works and rock formation.
Handout
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Time Line of Ohio History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of events in the prehistory and history of Ohio. Hyperlinks to the multitude of specific articles about Ohio's history.
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Other

Valparaiso University: William Morris Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive biography of William Morris Davis (1850-1934 CE), often called "The father of American geography." He was one of the founders of the Association of American Geographers and a regular contributor to the National Geographic...
Lesson Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Sequencing Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which young scholars place events in sequence, comparing their life to the history of the Earth.