Assignment: Geological Evolution of Earth SC.7.E.6.4 Assignment

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4 activities: 4 games

57 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Grabber: Geologic Time

Get ready to use the claw to grab objects related to geologic time! In this game, you will move to different levels by answering questions correctly. Put your knowledge about geologic time scales and the Earth's composition into action as you grab rocks. Aim your grabber and try to grab away. Once you've cleared all objects from the ground, you have won!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (47) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (6365) 2.9 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

TOWER PUZZLE: Fossil Record

In this game, you will read a collection of facts about rock strata and the fossil record. After reading each fact, you will be required to answer questions about what you read. For every question you get right, you receive an extra life. After completing four questions, you get to play a puzzle game using the lives you earned. There are ten rounds! So do what you can to remember what you learned!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (36) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (5870) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Time Stacker: Unearth the Past (Mid)

Watch the Earth move before your very eyes! You will learn about fossil records, geologic events, and dating! You will watch rock layers build and geologic events happen. With the information from the lesson, answer questions about fossils and rock layers. When you find the hidden letters, they will unscramble to a secret word or phrase!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (196) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (26635) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Dr. Fossil

In this game, you will help Dr. Fossil collect fossils from each layer of the Earth. As you dig up fossils, you will earn money so you can continue excavating. At the end of each layer, you must pass a quiz before you may dig into an older layer of rock. As you dig, you will discover different fossils and relationships about how rock layers are deposited!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (204) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (37817) 3.7 stars.