Mr. Keser – 7/8 Science – Geologic Timeline PostersHomework

GEOLOGIC TIME POSTERS

Description:

  • Each group (1 or 2 people) will work on one geologic time period.
  • The final product will be a poster. (see below of page for specific layout of the poster).
  • Groups may use the Internet or print resources for information.
  • There will be time during class to work on the project The final due date is presentations and gallery walk will occur on

Time Period / Dates: XXX-XXX mya
Sketch of locations of continent / Notes about climate or other important events that occurred at the beginning, during, or end of your period.
Life on Land
Descriptions and illustrations, notable changes
Life in Water
Descriptions and illustrations, notable changes

While you may find dates that differ from these, please use these dates so that our class timeline fits together:

Period Name / Dates (mya)*
Cambrian / 542-488
Ordovician / 488-443
Silurian / 443-416
Devonian / 416-359
Carboniferous / 359-299
Permian / 299-251
Triassic / 251-200
Jurassic / 200-145
Cretaceous / 145-65
Tertiary / 65-1.8
Quaternary / 1.8-present

* Dates shown here are from the USGS website url :

Mr. Keser – 7/8 Science – Geologic Timeline PostersHomework

Geologic Time Period Websites:

Good site with details about each time period:

A similar site, with slightly different info:

Lots of detailed info. You’ll have to click on the correct era (Paleozoic, Mesozoic or Cenozoic) to get to your time period.

Excellent world maps for each time period. They show dotted outlines of current continents.

Interesting maps showing climate:

Extremely detailed maps for each period, but without the outlines of current continents

A less detailed, but more “flashy” site maybe good for students:

Note: make sure to scroll down and see the all the resources on the whole page.

Perhaps the most useful website for your posters, with details about each period:

Which is part of UC Berkeley's Web Geological Time Machine (compiled by Museum of Paleontology):

Or, for a more biological perspective, their accompanyingHistory of Life through Time:

Lots of detail and text at the Smithsonian's geological time and paleobiology site:

(After entering, select Period or Eon by clicking on [Make a Selection] in upper right corner of screen)

A similar site, with slightly different info:

Lots of detailed info. You’ll have to click on the correct era (Paleozoic, Mesozoic or Cenozoic):

Here's excellent world maps for each time period, withdotted outlines of current continents.

Interesting maps showing climate:

Extremely detailed maps for each period, but without the outlines of current continents: