Geologic Time Scale: 10 cm, calendar, clock
by Elena Tellechea
How old is Earth? How big is 1 million years compared to 1 billion years? Students will use three models to organize geologic time and practice cross multiplication to solve for a variable.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18UTVsunijBTcTgR4IBjnRB6lcXx9AI6I/edit?u…Related Content
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4th Grade, 5th Grade
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Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson is part 1 of 2. This lesson is set up to have students explore the friction bridge designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. Students first discover the inventor and become familiar with his life
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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