Earth and Space Science Resource Library
Each of our self-paced mini units covers one NGSS standard and includes a student slideshow and work packet, assessment project with rubrics, extension activity and complete educator lesson plans.
Additional resources, helpful websites and phenomena ideas are found on this page for each unit listed.
The Geologic Time Scale Mini Unit Resources
Students follow a recipe to make play dough and then use their dough to model superposition and relative age. Then they create an illustrated booklet highlighting one interesting event in each period of geologic time. Finally, students decide if it is a good idea to clone the wooly mammoth!