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Cleopatra lived closer to the first moon landing than the building of the pyramids at Giza. If your pupils are struggling to understand the timeline of the 4.6-billion-year history of the Earth, a lesson about the Geologic Time Scale is here to help. Working in groups of four, middle schoolers collaborate on a Google calendar to reduce the Earth’s history to one year.
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Instructional Ideas
- A field trip to a natural history museum would fit perfectly into this lesson
- Assign parts of the lesson as homework or computer lab activities
- Encourage your class to create a paper timeline, either printed or handwritten, to reflect their project
Classroom Considerations
- Everyone in your class needs a Google account
- Requires individual access to computers
- Time of lesson will depend on quality of research, Internet speed, and pupils' knowledge of how to research
- Consider expanding the rubric or grading learners on their own work, rather than the group's work as a whole
Pros
- Resource offers a visual representation of history
- Familiarizes learners with technology
Cons
- None
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