Site Guide: Geologic Time
General Collections
Early Earth Resources for Teaching - This site hosts a collection of links to SERC materials that involve
teaching about the early Earth. It also contains links to information about
how to address creationism in the classroom.
Using an Earth History Approach - This collection of pages explains how and why an
Earth history approach is useful in teaching geoscience. It also contains pages such as
teaching the geologic timescale and
land, life, and climate change to show how geologic time is important in many aspects of the geosciences.
Research on Learning - Geological Time - This site provides
general information and an
extensive bibliography of references about research on learning about a subject most students have difficulty comprehending due to its vastness - geologic time.
Teaching Activities
Teaching about Rates and Time Activities - This website showcases the breadth of
activities, strategies, and methods for teaching about dates, rates, and time that are used in the many disciplines encompassed by geoscience education and that span audiences from middle school to undergraduate. This site was created to support a the Rates and Time session at GSA meeting in 2005.
Quantitative Skills - Geologic Time Activities - This browse includes over 100
activities with a focus on geologic time and can be narrowed by subject or by quantitative skill emphasized. This project also includes background information on the
teaching tecniques employed by these activities.
Visualizations
Geologic Time Visualizations - This set of ~10
visualizations includes animations, images, interactive graphics and videos used to teach the concept of geologic time in an introductory geology course. Visualizations cover the specific topics of Earth history, relative age dating and life through geologic time.
