The Geologic Time Scale Project 9/17/17
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Summary:
The Mesozoic Era ranged from 245 million years ago to 66.4 million years ago. The previous geologic Era was the Paleozoic Era and the following geologic is Era is the Cenozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era is known as the age of reptiles, although it contained dinosaurs, birds, and flowering plants, as well. The Mesozoic Era is comprised of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. The Triassic time period lasted 37 million years, the Jurassic time period lasted 64 million years and lastly, the Cretaceous time period lasted 78 million years. During the Triassic period the climate was hot and dry with strong seasonality. In the Jurassic period, the climate changed to warm and moist with some flooding. The beginning of the Cretaceous period was when temperatures were warm and seasonality was low. Later on in this time period, sea levels dropped and the difference between the seasons became more distinct. During the Triassic period, the first portion of the the Mesozoic Era, was when all the continents were one supercontinent known as Pangea. Next, in the Jurassic period the continents slowly drifted apart into two continents, Laurasia and Gondwana. In the Cretaceous period, the continental drift sped up leading to the continents looking almost as they do in modern day. Finally, the largest even to occur during this Era was a mass extinction that killed off every single dinosaur along with multiple other species.
Backward-Looking: Does this work tell a story?
In all honesty, when we started the geologic time unit my initial reaction was, "Why are we learning history, isn't this science class?" To pile on to that, I've always found history to be one of the most boring subjects, that is, until this year. History has always been one of those things that I haven't given much thought, the past is the past. Incorrect! According Abram's principle or uniformitarianism, geologic processes that operate today operated the same way in the past or in other places that have the same conditions. This means that geologic events that happened in the past could most likely occur in the future. Looking at geologic time with this new perspective really allowed me to see how important it is. Also, when I learned how the Earth formed I was so intigrued because it was like diving into the unknown. After this project, I have to say, that I care much more about the geologic time scale than I did to begin with.
Outward-Looking: What grade would you give it? Why?
If I were the teacher grading this project I would give it an A, and not only because that's the grade we already received. I would give this project an A for many reasons, some of which include, originality, effort, and meeting the requirements. My group was very original in the sense of materials and design. We were the only group to have used items like tissue paper and candle wax. On top of that we had a huge title on the top shaped and cut out to look the Earth. As for effort, everything we put on our board was handmade and to my knowledge we were the only group that didn't print a single thing out. Meeting the requirements seems like a standard thing for receiving an A, but we were one of 4 groups that had a display that could stand on it's own and I specifically remember that being one of the requirements. We continuously checked our project along the rubric throughout the different phases, too. These are the reasons our project was great and the reason we got a good grade.
Forward-Looking: What things you might want more help with?
In the future, something I need help with is time management. It would have been extremely useful if we were provided with a template or calendar of when we should complete certain parts of the project,. Something like this would look like, Friday 9/8 the research should be completed, Tuesday 9/13 all information should be printed out or written and the final product should be ready Friday 9/15 when you walk into class. I know this would be a lot of work for the teachers, so instead of actually creating this calendar or timeline it would be nice to get a reminder or recommendation to make it ourselves. Most often I love to jump into a new project and just begin right away, but if I have a reminder to plan out when my group and I will finish components of the project I think the process of creating the project would be more organized.
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Summary:
The Mesozoic Era ranged from 245 million years ago to 66.4 million years ago. The previous geologic Era was the Paleozoic Era and the following geologic is Era is the Cenozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era is known as the age of reptiles, although it contained dinosaurs, birds, and flowering plants, as well. The Mesozoic Era is comprised of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods. The Triassic time period lasted 37 million years, the Jurassic time period lasted 64 million years and lastly, the Cretaceous time period lasted 78 million years. During the Triassic period the climate was hot and dry with strong seasonality. In the Jurassic period, the climate changed to warm and moist with some flooding. The beginning of the Cretaceous period was when temperatures were warm and seasonality was low. Later on in this time period, sea levels dropped and the difference between the seasons became more distinct. During the Triassic period, the first portion of the the Mesozoic Era, was when all the continents were one supercontinent known as Pangea. Next, in the Jurassic period the continents slowly drifted apart into two continents, Laurasia and Gondwana. In the Cretaceous period, the continental drift sped up leading to the continents looking almost as they do in modern day. Finally, the largest even to occur during this Era was a mass extinction that killed off every single dinosaur along with multiple other species.
Backward-Looking: Does this work tell a story?
In all the projects I complete throughout my lifetime, I want them to tell a story and I want them to represent who I am as a person. This project does a great example of showcasing my strengths and weaknesses, if you look close enough. The project contains a lot of information and art, which are two very important things, but in this particular project my originality shines through. For instance, it was my idea to use candle wax to create a "lava looking" affect for the volcano and to use translucent wrapping paper to make the ocean look more realistic. In addition to seeing my strengths, you can also see a few of my weaknesses, such as procrastination. You can see this through the fact that the tri-fold is not painted. Every other group either painted or colored their background in some sort of way, but my group did not because we ran out of time. This project tells a story of a group who stayed up late to finish their project because of poor time management, but still managed to put tons of effort and creativity into the end result.
Inward-Looking: Have you changed any ideas you used to have on this subject?In all honesty, when we started the geologic time unit my initial reaction was, "Why are we learning history, isn't this science class?" To pile on to that, I've always found history to be one of the most boring subjects, that is, until this year. History has always been one of those things that I haven't given much thought, the past is the past. Incorrect! According Abram's principle or uniformitarianism, geologic processes that operate today operated the same way in the past or in other places that have the same conditions. This means that geologic events that happened in the past could most likely occur in the future. Looking at geologic time with this new perspective really allowed me to see how important it is. Also, when I learned how the Earth formed I was so intigrued because it was like diving into the unknown. After this project, I have to say, that I care much more about the geologic time scale than I did to begin with.
Outward-Looking: What grade would you give it? Why?
If I were the teacher grading this project I would give it an A, and not only because that's the grade we already received. I would give this project an A for many reasons, some of which include, originality, effort, and meeting the requirements. My group was very original in the sense of materials and design. We were the only group to have used items like tissue paper and candle wax. On top of that we had a huge title on the top shaped and cut out to look the Earth. As for effort, everything we put on our board was handmade and to my knowledge we were the only group that didn't print a single thing out. Meeting the requirements seems like a standard thing for receiving an A, but we were one of 4 groups that had a display that could stand on it's own and I specifically remember that being one of the requirements. We continuously checked our project along the rubric throughout the different phases, too. These are the reasons our project was great and the reason we got a good grade.
Forward-Looking: What things you might want more help with?
In the future, something I need help with is time management. It would have been extremely useful if we were provided with a template or calendar of when we should complete certain parts of the project,. Something like this would look like, Friday 9/8 the research should be completed, Tuesday 9/13 all information should be printed out or written and the final product should be ready Friday 9/15 when you walk into class. I know this would be a lot of work for the teachers, so instead of actually creating this calendar or timeline it would be nice to get a reminder or recommendation to make it ourselves. Most often I love to jump into a new project and just begin right away, but if I have a reminder to plan out when my group and I will finish components of the project I think the process of creating the project would be more organized.
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