Geological Time Hotlist

Geological Time Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on Geological Time

created by Jane Orbuch
San Lorenzo Valley High School

Introduction
You COULD look for books or magazines to find out about Geological Time, but why not use the power of the Internet instead? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Geological Time

1999 Geotime scale -
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: Map - Cool map of geological ages of US topography
Comprehending Geological Time--a calculator -
Earth History Illustrations -
End of an Epoch--no more holocene - Living on Earth
Etymology of geological time units -
Fossil Horse Cybermuseum -
Geologic Ages of Earth History -
Geologic History of the Earth--Interactive -
Geological Time Chart Test - Try this, pretty intense --try at least eons and eras.
Geological Time--Earth Floor -
Interactive Geological Timescale -
Putting Time in Proportion -
Regional Paleogeographic Views of Earth History - lots of tectonic plate maps from earth history
Sedimental Journey - Fossils in the context of geological time
The Fossil Company--Geological timeline -
Trips through Time - Virtual field tirps on quaternary, tertiary and devonian periods.

Best for Powerpoints

A Brief History of Life--flash interactive -
Deep Time - Flash tutorial
Dinosaur Timeline Gallery - Precambrian Era, Cambrian and Ordovician periods, Carboniferous prehistoric sharks and Permian reptiles. Mesozoic dinosaurs Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Camarasaurus, Ceratosaurus, Stegosaurus, Dilophosaurus and Allosaurus from Jurassic period. Albertosaurus, Corythosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, Anatosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Carnotaurus, Triceratops, Tarbosaurus, Monoclonius, Gallimimus from Cretaceous period. Prehistoric animals such as Indricotherium from Tertiary period, Brontotherium from Oligocene epoch. Wooly Mammoth, Saber Tooth Cat, Arctodus simus, Panthera leo atrox, Columbian Mammoth, Mastodon and Coelodonta from Pleistocene.
Evolving Planet: Tour Through Time -
Geological Time Field Guide -
Geological Time Machine -
Geological Time Scale--enchanted learning -
Geological Timechart -
Geological Timeline -
Geotime Scale with Links -
Life Through Geological Time - Pictorial History of Life through time
Paleogeography through Geologic Time -
Paleomap - Earth history, climate history and maps of plate tectonics through time
Paleovegetation Reconstruction links -
Smithsonian: Geological Time: Story of a Changing Earth -
Sources of Fossil Clip Art -
The Geologic Timeline -
USGS--Geological Time -
an Overview of Earth History -

Radioactive Dating

EArthtime: calibrating earth history through teamwork and collaboration -
Record of Time:An Introduction to Fossils and Paleoanthropologic Dating Methods -
Virtual Age Dating - A well-presented activity on radioactive dating. Do virtual dating isochron.

Paleontology/Fossils

Dino Directory -
Discover History of Life -
Explorations Through Time -
Field Adventures in Paleontology -
Follow a Fossil -
Fossil Sites on the Web -
Learning from the Fossil Record -
Paleoclimate Information - ice cores, tree rings, sediment cores etc
Stromatolite Explorer - requires quicktime
The Way Fossils Form - Requires Flash Player 6
What Killed the Dinosaurs - Web activity
What is a Fossil and How do They Form? -
fossilization - requires flash 6

Evolution

About Darwin -
Darwin: American Museum of Natural History -
Evolution Animations; Stickleback, GeneSwitch, Pocket mouse Etc. -
Evolution Videos - Isn't Evolution Just a Theory; Who Was Charles Darwin; How do we know Evolution Happens; How Does Evolution Really Work: Did Humans Evolve;Why Evolution Matters
Evolution Videos-HHMI - Sticklebacks, corn, dogs, fruit flies, galapagos
Flashy Fish: How does Evolution Work? -
Gaia's Evil Twin: Is Life its Own Worst Enemy - History of Mass Extinctions--timeline
Happy 200th Bday Darwin - Sci Amer Special report
Hummingbird species in the Transitional zone--video -
Life: A Journey Through Time: Frans Lanting -
NPR-Pink Iguana-09 -
Origin of Species in a Computer Simulation -
Punctuated Equilibrium -
Tale of the Peacock--video Sexual Selection -
Toxic Newt/Garter Sanke Video -
Tree of Life Video - his short video would make a great introduction to the history of life and common ancestry. Using computer-generated graphics, it traces the tree of life from its roots in the very first cells, up to the diverse life forms that inhabit the earth today. The video frequently uses the term 'develop' instead of 'evolve' -- so when showing this to students, be sure to emphasize that the changes being discussed evolved over thousands and millions of years and were not developed within the life span of any individual organism
Understanding Evolution -

Content by Jane Orbuch, jorbuch@slvhs.slv.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listgeologicja.html
Last revised Sun Aug 9 13:06:16 US/Pacific 2009