Description
In this project, students will explore the different time periods of the Geological Time Scale. This was used as an end project of learning about fossils, extinction, and Earth's history.
Students will research organisms and information for the following timespans of Earth's history:
- Series/Epochs: Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene
- Periods: Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, and Cambrian
- Eras: Proterozoic, Archean, and Hadean
Included in download:
- direction sheet to handout to students
- grading rubric
- completed Geological Time Scale table for student and teacher use
- 3 finished student samples are provided in the download
- an image of how to use the attached preview table
Easily adjustable to be used in multiple grades by simply taking out information and adding extra structure.
Enjoy! :)
Consider checking out my Earth's History Test!
Highlights
Description
In this project, students will explore the different time periods of the Geological Time Scale. This was used as an end project of learning about fossils, extinction, and Earth's history.
Students will research organisms and information for the following timespans of Earth's history:
- Series/Epochs: Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene
- Periods: Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, and Cambrian
- Eras: Proterozoic, Archean, and Hadean
Included in download:
- direction sheet to handout to students
- grading rubric
- completed Geological Time Scale table for student and teacher use
- 3 finished student samples are provided in the download
- an image of how to use the attached preview table
Easily adjustable to be used in multiple grades by simply taking out information and adding extra structure.
Enjoy! :)
Consider checking out my Earth's History Test!



