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Modeling Geologic Time

http://www.beloit.edu/sepm/Time_and_Design/geologic_time.html

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In this activity students convert major events in Earth history from years before present into scale distances. After a list of events and their scale distances have been formulated, students construct a geologic time scale on 5 meters of adding machine paper, beginning with the formation of the Earth. Students will investigate change through geologic time; design, construct and interpret a model of geologic time; relate major events in Earth history to the geologic time scale; and compare and relate the span of Earth history to events of historical time and of the human lifetime. Some sample events and their approximate relative ages are included.

Intended for grade levels:

Intermediate (3-5)
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

Type of resource:

For the classroom:
- Classroom activity

Subject:

Geological Sciences:
- Geologic time

Technical requirements:

No specific technical requirements, just a browser required

Cost / Copyright:

No cost

Copyright and other restrictions information is unknown

DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-008-497

Educational standards:

National Science Education Standards (NSES):
- K-4:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Changes in earth and sky
- 5-8:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Earth's history
- 9-12:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Origin and evolution of the earth system
National Geography Standards:
- Environment and society:
  - How physical systems affect human systems
- The uses of geography:
  - How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
- The world in spatial terms:
  - How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information

Related resources:

This resource is part of 'K-12 Earth Science'

http://www.beloit.edu/sepm/index.html

Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:

Contributor: Society for Sedimentary Geology
http://www.sepm.org/

Author: James C. Firebaugh
Virginia Department of Education

Contact: Carol Mankiewicz
Beloit College

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