Timeline Activity and Concepts

The video tutorial guides students through creating a geologic timeline using receipt tape. It covers accessing the textbook online, setting up the timeline, understanding geologic eras and periods, and color coding. Students are instructed to research when organisms first appeared in the rock record and place them on the timeline. The tutorial concludes with instructions on completing the timeline and answering conclusion questions.

What is the first step in setting up the timeline using receipt tape?

• Draw lines on the tape

• Fold the tape into 12 equal sections

• Cut the tape into 12 sections

• Color the tape

How can students access the textbook online?

• By downloading a PDF from the school website

• By requesting a physical copy from the teacher

• By clicking on the science fusion icon after logging into the portal

• By logging into Infinite Campus

What is the first era to be labeled on the timeline?

• Cambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Precambrian

Which time periods are included in the Mesozoic era?

• Tertiary, Quaternary

• Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous

• Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian

• Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian

What is the purpose of color-coding the eras on the timeline?

• To make the timeline visually appealing

• To differentiate between different time periods

• To highlight important events

• To represent different geological eras

How should students determine the time period in which an organism first appeared?

• By guessing based on the name

• By researching and comparing with the timeline's blue numbers

• By asking the teacher

• By looking at the pictures

What should students do if they find multiple pictures for a single time period?

• Select only one picture

• Tape all pictures creatively so each is visible

• Choose the most colorful picture

• Ignore the extra pictures

What is the final step after completing the timeline?

• Start the timeline conclusion questions

• Submit it to the teacher

• Color the entire timeline

• Erase any pencil marks

Which pages in the textbook can help with the timeline conclusion questions?

• Pages 100 and 101

• Pages 388 and 389

• Pages 500 and 501

• Pages 200 and 201

What should students do if they have questions about the timeline activity?

• Ask a classmate

• Search online for answers

• Email the teacher

• Wait until the next class