Science/Period#___

Name:_______________________

Date:______________

Teacher:_____________________

PROJECTGeologicTimeScaleWebsite
OBJECTIVE:Iwillbeabletocreateaninformativewebsite,likeoneamuseumwouldhave,thatidentifiesthe
Cenozoic,Mesozoic,PaleozoicErasandPrecambrianTime.Iwilldemonstrateanunderstandingthatfossilsserve
asawindowtothechangesduringeachEra.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS:
HowcanwerelatewhatwelearnfromtheGeologicTimeScaletootherareasofscience?
Whatarethewaysscientistscanusetechnologytoshareinformationwithotherpeople(nonscientists)?

EXCEPTIONAL
A+

ADMIRABLE
AtoB

ACCEPTABLE
BtoC

BELOW
CtoF

RESEARCHED
INFORMATION
(20pts.)

Wentaboveandbeyond
toresearchinformation
andusemyownwords.
Correctspellingand
grammarused.Information
writteninparagraphform
withcompletesentences.

_____/20points

Didaverygoodjobof
researchingandmostly
usedmyownwords.
Correctspellingand
grammarused.
Informationwrittenin
paragraphformwith
completesentences.

_____/1719points

Didagoodjobof
researchingandused
somewhatusedmyown
words.Correctspelling
andgrammarusedmost
ofthetime.Information
writteninparagraphform
withcompletesentences.

_____/1416points

Didlittleornofactgathering
onthetopic
andoccasionallyusedmy
ownwords.Doesnotuse
correctspellingor
grammar.Informationnot
writteninparagraphform
withcompletesentences.

_____/013points

HOMEPAGE
(20pts.)

Includesthorough
explanationsofthe
geologictimescale,
fossils,howthefossil
recordisusedas
evidenceofEarths
changingpast,theLawof
Superposition,andhow
scientistdecidewhenone
eraendsandanother
begins.Includesa
bibliographyofallsources
andimages.Includes
extraexplanationsof
termsrelatedtothe
geologictimescale.

_____/20points

Includesexplanationsof
thegeologictimescale,
fossils,howthefossil
recordisusedas
evidenceofEarths
changingpast,theLawof
Superposition,andhow
scientistdecidewhenone
eraendsandanother
begins.Includesa
bibliographyofallsources
andimages.

_____/1719points

Includesexplanationsof
34ofthefollowing:the
geologictimescale,
fossils,howthefossil
recordisusedas
evidenceofEarths
changingpast,theLaw
ofSuperposition,and
howscientistdecide
whenoneeraendsand
anotherbegins.Includes
abibliographyofmost
sourcesandimages.

_____/1416points

Includesexplanationsof
lessthan3ofthefollowing:
thegeologictimescale,
fossils,howthefossil
recordisusedasevidence
ofEarthschangingpast,
theLawofSuperposition,
andhowscientistdecide
whenoneeraendsand
anotherbegins.Includesa
limitedbibliography,ordoes
notincludeoneatall.

_____/013points

PRECAMBRIAN
(15pts.)

Includesallrequired
informationfortheEra.
Discussesmorethan3
examplesofthemajor
changesinlandformsor
thedevelopmentofliving
things.

_____/15points

Includesallrequired
informationincludingat
least3examplesofmajor
changesinlandformsand
inthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1314points

Includesmostrequired
informationincludingat
least2examplesofmajor
changesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1112points

Includeslittleoftherequired
information.Contains
fewerthan2examplesof
majorchangesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/010points

PALEOZOIC
(15pts.)

Includesallrequired
informationfortheEra.
Discussesmorethan3
examplesofthemajor

Includesallrequired
informationincludingat
least3examplesofmajor
changesinlandformsand
inthedevelopmentof

Includesmostrequired
informationincludingat
least2examplesofmajor
changesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof

Includeslittleoftherequired
information.Contains
fewerthan2examplesof
majorchangesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof

MESOZOIC
(15pts.)

CENOZOIC
(15pts.)

changesinlandformsor
thedevelopmentofliving
things.

_____/15points

livingthings.

_____/1314points

livingthings.

_____/1112points

livingthings.

_____/010points

Includesallrequired
informationfortheEra.
Discussesmorethan3
examplesofthemajor
changesinlandformsor
thedevelopmentofliving
things.

_____/15points

Includesallrequired
informationincludingat
least3examplesofmajor
changesinlandformsand
inthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1314points

Includesmostrequired
informationincludingat
least2examplesofmajor
changesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1112points

Includeslittleoftherequired
information.Contains
fewerthan2examplesof
majorchangesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/010points

Includesallrequired
informationfortheEra.
Discussesmorethan3
examplesofthemajor
changesinlandformsor
thedevelopmentofliving
things.

_____/15points

Includesallrequired
informationincludingat
least3examplesofmajor
changesinlandformsand
inthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1314points

Includesmostrequired
informationincludingat
least2examplesofmajor
changesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/1112points

Includeslittleoftherequired
information.Contains
fewerthan2examplesof
majorchangesinlandforms
andinthedevelopmentof
livingthings.

_____/010points

GRADE&COMMENTS:

HomePageRequiredFeatures

EachErasRequiredFeatures
(Onepageforeachmajordivisionoftime)

Anexplanationofhowscientistdevelopedthe
geologictimescale
Whatisafossil?
Howarefossilsandthefossilrecord
areusedasevidenceofEarths
changingpast?
HowdoestheLawofSuperposition
relatetogeologictimescale?
Howdoscientistsdecidewhenone
eraendsandanewonebegins?
Bibliographyofsourcesforresearchand
images
Clearformattingandfont(Ihavetobeableto
readalloftheinformation)
Goodgrammarandcorrectspelling

Scientificnameoftheeraandtheknownas
name(ex.AgeofReptiles)
Beginningandendingdate
Climate
Majorchangestotheshapeandlocationofthe
continents
Majorchangestolandforms
3examples
1image
Majorchangestothedevelopmentofliving
things
3examples
1image
FinaleventoftheEra