Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Geologic Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line of Earth's geologic periods from 600 million years ago.
Website
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning: learn.genetics: Geologic Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Appreciate the immensity of geologic time by scrolling through a timeline. Includes links to relevant portions of a video lecture and a detailed time line.
Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Geologic Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a nice explanation of geologic time and Earth's major eras. Although this site is designed for younger students, it is mostly text with few images.
Handout
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Time Line of Ohio History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of events in the prehistory and history of Ohio. Hyperlinks to the multitude of specific articles about Ohio's history.
Website
BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore life on ancient Earth with this site! Students can walk with dinosaurs to see what Earth looked like or investigate Earth's history. The site includes articles, pictures, timelines, and lots more.
Handout
Other

Valparaiso University: William Morris Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive biography of William Morris Davis (1850-1934 CE), often called "The father of American geography." He was one of the founders of the Association of American Geographers and a regular contributor to the National Geographic...
Handout
PBS

Nova: Magnetic Storms: When Compasses Pointed South

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth's magnetic poles have reversed themselves throughout its long history. Find out what scientists know about these reversals. A geologic time line shows when the reversals occurred.
Lesson Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Sequencing Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which students place events in sequence, comparing their life to the history of the Earth.
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Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Geologic Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here is an excellent example of a picture timeline. Follow the Eras of the Earth from Cenozoic all the way down to Precambrian with the use of fossils.