More About This Resource...

• This activity, available as a one-page printable handout, was designed to complement Dinosaurs Alive! — an IMAX film that follows AMNH paleontologists around the globe as they uncover some of the greatest dinosaur finds in history. This activity includes:

  • An overview that uses a 12-hour clock to help students imagine the entire 4.5 billion years history of Earth
  • Instructions for how to create a poster presentation about one of Earth's periods, including questions to prompt students' research
  • A fun fact about dinosaurs

• Completion Time

  Less than a week

• Teacher Tip

  Supplement a study of paleontology with a classroom activity drawn from this Dinosaurs Alive! IMAX film activity.

  1. Divide the class into small groups and distribute copies of the activity sheet.
  2. Give students ample classroom time to begin their research. Have them complete the research as homework so they can have the next class period to create their posters.
  3. After each group finishes presenting it's poster, have students hang them in chronologic order to illustrate Earth's history.

• Topic

  Earth Science

• Subtopic

  Geologic Time

• Subtopic

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades 5-8:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Grades 9-12:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

• Learning Standard

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades 5-8:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Grades 9-12:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: