Geologic Time Museum — Journey Through Deep Time

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Cenozoic Era

Million Years Ago

🖼️ Humboldt Museum - Visual Timeline 🦛 UC Berkeley - Geologic Time 🏔️ National Park Service - Geologic Time 🦴 Fossils Facts and Finds

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Welcome to the Museum, Curator!

🦕 Team Alpha

A crisis at the Museum!

A recent technical glitch caused significant data loss in our historical archives. Many of our carefully curated exhibits about Earth's geological history have been corrupted or lost entirely.

As a newly appointed Curator, your mission is to research and restore the missing exhibit data for your assigned time period.

📋 Your Assignment

✅ Exhibit Requirements & Grading Rubric

Your exhibit will be graded out of 100 points:

📅 Period Dates + Featured Image 10 pts Enter the correct start/end dates (MYA) and upload a required featured image that represents your period
🌍 Earth's Appearance 15 pts Describe continents, oceans, and geography + upload a relevant image of Earth during this period
🌡️ Climate & Environment 20 pts Explain climate, temperature, and atmosphere + upload a relevant image showing the environment
🦕 Life on Earth 20 pts Document plants and animals that existed + upload a relevant image of life during this period
💡 Interesting Fact 10 pts Share a unique, surprising, or fascinating fact about your period
🖼️ Image Quality 10 pts All 4 images must be relevant, appropriate, and representative of your period
📚 Research Sources 15 pts Cite at least 2 credible research sources using the Research Archives tool

🖼️ Image Guidelines

Featured Image (Required): A representative image for your period — this appears at the top of your exhibit and on your card in the timeline
Section Images (Required): Each content section needs a relevant image — these are graded on quality and appropriateness
Finding Images: Use educational sources like museum websites, National Geographic, or textbook resources
File Size: Images are automatically compressed, but try to keep originals under 5MB
Appropriateness: All images should be educational and appropriate for a classroom setting

⚠️ Academic Integrity

Your work must be your own. This is an individual research assignment.

🚫 Do not copy text from other students' exhibits
🚫 Do not share your written content with classmates
✅ Do use your own words to summarize what you learn
✅ Do cite all sources you reference in your research

Exhibits are monitored for copied content. Work that appears to be copied will be flagged for review.

💡 Tips for Success

Your work saves automatically as you type
Click on any exhibit card to view or edit
Use the 📚 Research Archives button to track your sources
Check out the 🌟 Recommended Starting Points for teacher-approved resources
Need help? Ask your teacher or download the project instructions below

💡 Tip: Opens as a web page. To save as PDF, press Ctrl+P (or ⌘+P on Mac) and choose "Save as PDF".