Exploring Earth's History Through a Football Field Metaphor

Exploring Earth's History Through a Football Field Metaphor

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 10th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Harris

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
,
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
,
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
The video uses a football field metaphor to illustrate Earth's 4.5 billion-year history. It starts with Earth's formation, the emergence of life, and the development of a breathable atmosphere. The timeline progresses through the rise of complex life, dinosaurs, and mammals, highlighting key events like the extinction of dinosaurs. Human evolution is depicted as a recent event, with civilization emerging just before the present. The video concludes with a call for viewer engagement.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How old is the Earth?

10 billion years

4.5 billion years

1 million years

100 million years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What metaphor is used to help visualize Earth's history?

A football field

A timeline

A calendar

A clock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long is each inch on the football field metaphor?

1.3 million years

1.3 billion years

1.3 hundred years

1.3 thousand years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did life begin on Earth according to the football field metaphor?

3.8 billion years ago

1.3 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

2.3 billion years ago

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process did early cells evolve to harness energy from the sun?

Respiration

Chemosynthesis

Photosynthesis

Fermentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did oxygen start building up in the atmosphere?

2.3 billion years ago

1.3 billion years ago

800 million years ago

3.8 billion years ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did animals first appear on land?

800 million years ago

1.3 billion years ago

530 million years ago

2.3 billion years ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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