I have this project:
The length of a football field is 100 yards. When you compare geologic time (4.6 billion years) to the length of a football field, you will find that each yard on the field will equal 46 million years, and each 10-yard section will equal 460 million years. Use this information to complete the activity below.
Create a digital model of a football field. Starting at the left and moving forward in time, label the
10-yard lines in years. Using different colors, draw a horizontal line to mark the beginning and
end of each of the following periods and eras [note that the years have been rounded up for this activity]:
• Cenozoic era (65 MYA to present)
• Triassic (245‒208 MYA), Jurassic (208‒146 MYA), and Cretaceous (146‒65 MYA)
periods
• Paleozoic era (570‒245 MYA)
• Proterozoic era (2,500‒570 MYA)
• Archean era (3,800‒2,500 MYA)
• Hadean era (4,600‒3,800 MYA)
so, how does your chart look? I assume you have bands of various widths, in various colors.
isnt this science just considering this has to do with eras and time periods
To complete this activity, you will need to create a digital model of a football field and label the 10-yard lines in years. Each yard on the field will equal 46 million years, and each 10-yard section will equal 460 million years.
Here are the steps to complete the activity:
1. Start by creating a digital model of a football field. You can use any digital drawing tool or software that allows you to create shapes and lines.
2. Draw a horizontal line to represent the football field. Label the left end as "Hadean era (4,600 MYA)" and the right end as "Present."
3. Divide the football field into 10-yard sections. Label each 10-yard line with the corresponding years. For example, the first 10-yard line will be labeled "460 MYA," the second 10-yard line will be labeled "920 MYA," and so on.
4. Now, using different colors, draw horizontal lines to mark the beginning and end of each of the following periods and eras:
- Cenozoic era (65 MYA to present): Draw a colored line between the 6th 10-yard line (260 MYA) and the present (100 yards).
- Triassic (245‒208 MYA), Jurassic (208‒146 MYA), and Cretaceous (146‒65 MYA) periods: Draw colored lines between the 5th and 6th, 4th and 5th, and 3rd and 4th 10-yard lines, respectively, to represent these periods.
- Paleozoic era (570‒245 MYA): Draw a colored line between the 2nd 10-yard line (920 MYA) and the 5th 10-yard line (2,300 MYA) to represent this era.
- Proterozoic era (2,500‒570 MYA): Draw a colored line between the 1st 10-yard line (460 MYA) and the 2nd 10-yard line (920 MYA) to represent this era.
- Archean era (3,800‒2,500 MYA): Draw a colored line between the left end of the field (Hadean era) and the 1st 10-yard line to represent this era.
5. Your digital model of the football field should now have different colored lines marking the beginning and end of each of the specified periods and eras.
Please note that the years mentioned in this activity have been rounded up for simplicity.