Review for:History of Earth-Timeline of evolutionIf you used this resource in your own classroom, please add your review. posted: on June 16, 2007 at 8:05PM
My rating of this resource: ***
My experience using this resource: Evolution
Topic I was teaching: History of Earth
My learning goal for which this resource was used: Describe the important events that shape up Earth's history.
Course Level: Intro or Regular
How I/my students used the resource: I created a word document with dates and the students were to research each date and describe the events associated with each date.
Value Added: Provides visualization or animation, Increases mapping skills, Increases modeling skills, Provides access to data sets, Increases student engagement and motivation
Strengths: Students can easily access the information. The content is at grade level. It it an effective learning tool for student centered learning.
Weaknesses: The source (wikipedia) is overuse and its quality is somewhat questionable
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