Grade Level(s):
- 6-8
Source:
- UC Museum of Paleontology
Time: 40-50 minutes
Overview
Students assign relative and numerical times to events in their lives to understand how scientists developed the Geologic Time Scale.
![](https://evolution.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/14727_evo_resources_resource_image_72_small.jpg)
- [Studying evolution: Grades 6-8] Scientists use geological evidence to establish the age of fossils.
There are no NGSS/DCI concepts currently linked to this resource.
This activity could be adapted to 5th and 9th grade as well.