EARTH+TIMELINE+PROJECT


 * EARTH TIMELINE PROJECT **

__ ** RESEARCH PROJECT: TIMELINE OF EARTH HISTORY ** __
 * Using the resources provided below (highlighted in yellow) develop your own timeline of Earth's history. **
 * Your final product may be a Powerpoint, Prezi or any other software that's available on your laptop **

// Information about the Pre Cambrian time period will be different from the other periods as we have only scant evidence. //
 * Each geologic period will have three aspects: **
 * - Geology ** - mountain-building events, position of continents, etc. What is going on with the Earth's crust?
 * - Plants and animals (life) ** - What was living and thriving during that time period? What became extinct?
 * - Climate ** - Based on evidence, what do scientists think the climate was like during the specific time period?

// *** For the first 2 parts of the PreCambrian Era (Hadean and Archean) not much is known. Life on earth consisted of primitive single-celled organisms. There is no information on climate. What we know about the plate tectonics is minimal.** //


 * Create one to three slides for each of the following geologic time periods ** (beloSave your images in a folder so you can make selections. Your text should be limited to one or two sentences for each of the three aspects mentioned above. Text should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS. If I see text that looks copied and pasted, I will challenge you on it. Know what you are including in your presentation.


 * GRADING RUBRIC **
 * Each slide will be graded on the following criteria: **
 * - accuracy of information - include geology, plants and animals, and climate **
 * - creativity shown in assembling the information and images. Have at least one image per time period. **
 * - text (no more than 2-3 sentences or bullet points) in your own words **

The time intervals for each come from the first resource provided below, a pdf - Geological and Biological Timeline
 * HERE ARE THE GEOLOGIC TIME PERIODS **


 * PRECAMBRIAN ERA **
 * 1. Early PreCambrian (Hadean Era) 4567- 4000 million years ago (Ma) **
 * 2. Middle PreCambrian (Archean Era) 4000 - 2500 Ma **
 * 3. Late PreCambrian (Proterozoic Era) 2500 - 542 Ma **


 * PALEOZOIC ERA **
 * 4. Paleozoic Era - Cambrian period (542 - 488.3 Ma) **
 * 5. Paleozoic Era - Ordovician period (488.3 - 443.7) **
 * 6. Paleozoic Era - Silurian period (443.7 - 416 Ma) **
 * 7. Paleozoic Era - Devonian period (416 - 359.2 Ma) **
 * 8. Paleozoic Era - Mississippian period (359.2 - 318.1) **
 * 9. Paleozoic Era - Pennsylvanian period (318.1 - 299 Ma) **
 * // Mississippian and Pennsylvanian together known as Carboniferous in most parts of the world outside of U.S. //**
 * 10. Paleozoic Era - Permian period (299 - 251 Ma) **


 * MESOZOIC ERA **
 * 11. Mesozoic Era - Triassic period (251 - 199.6 Ma) **
 * 12. Mesozoic Era - Jurassic period (199.6 - 145.5 Ma) **
 * 13. Mesozoic Era - Cretaceous period (145.5 - 65.5 Ma) **


 * CENOZOIC ERA **
 * 14. Cenozoic Era - Paleocene Epoch (65.5 - 55.8 Ma) **
 * 15. Cenozoic Era - Eocene Epoch (55.8 - 33.9 Ma) **
 * 16. Cenozoic Era - Oligocene Epoch (33.9 - 23.03 Ma) **
 * 17. Cenozoic Era - Miocene Epoch (23.03 - 5.3 Ma) **
 * 18. Cenozoic Era - Pliocene Epoch (5.3 - 2.58 Ma) **
 * 19. Cenozoic Era - Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 Ma - 11,400 years ago) **
 * 20. Cenozoic Era - Holocene Epoch (11,400 - approximately 600 years ago - this is debatable) **


 * EXTRA POINTS FOR: **
 * 21. Cenozoic Era - Anthropocene Epoch (from time when humans began having large impact on the planet) **


 * RESOURCES - INFORMATION FOR YOUR TIMELINE **

As you go down the chart it gets closer and closer to the present. **
 * 1. Geological and biological timeline - ** this site has tons of information; the chart begins at 4650 Ma (4,650 million years ago), which is the same as 4.65 Ba (billion years ago)


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:rgreenbergscience/Geologic and Biological Timeline of the Earth.pdf|Download]]
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2. Prehistoric time line - National Geographic The top half shows how life on Earth has changed; the bottom half shows how the Earth itself has changed. []

3. UC- Berkeley Geologic Timeline []

4. Earth's Landmasses through time http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/gillianriley/502/virtualtour/start.html