600 Million Years is a permanent exhibition at the Melbourne Museum that examines how Australia evolved through the geological ages, and the dinosaurs and other prehistoric life that lived in the Victoria area in the distant past. The...

Explore geologic time of the Earth and learn how radioactive decay helps to establish a timeline.

A lesson plan containing two activities for middle schoolers to gain a better understanding of geologic time scale. The first activity allows students to get a visual of geologic time by role playing events in time on a football field....

Use this activity to help students understand the history of Earth by creating their own timeline of their life. By creating their timeline, students can see the resemblance and make connections between Earth's history and their own....

Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.

This 2-page handout provides short descriptions of the different aeons, eras, and periods in the Earth's geological history.

To understand how a geologic time works, students make a personal timeline and compare it to a geologic timeline.

Students will learn about ancient organisms as they create a timeline showing when they appeared on Earth.

This official Yellowstone National Park Kids Website is filled with activities for children of all ages.

Smithsonian Education presents "Fossils: Footprints Across Time." Teachers can download this teaching package that introduces students to the study of fossils. Students will discover what fossils can teach us about the Earth as it was...