Time of Your Life

Timelines are used extensively in historical topics to give an impression of the relative positions of different events in time Examples include timelines of the Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Mesozoic periods, the existence times of fish, dinosaurs, mammals, and humans, the relative lifetimes of different music composers, wars and other historical events, and so on. In this activity, students create timelines to illustrate events in their own lives.

Grades covered: 2 through 12
Curriculum Topics: Time, graphing on one dimension

Standards

Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.

Categories include:
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Grades K-2
  • Grades 3-5
  • Grades 6-8
  • Science
  • Math
Tags: Social Studies, Human Impacts, Measurement & Data, Number System
Subjects covered: ["Earth\/Space Science","Math","Social Studies"]