History of the Universe – Creating timelines | Teach with space PR02
The Universe as we see it today is the result of a series of extraordinary cosmic events. Through a series of activities pupils will learn how to build a timeline and set events to scale by building and comparing the timeline of the history of the Universe with a timeline of their own lives. In addition, students will research to find out more about the events, make a picture or piece of artwork to accompany the information, and share their work with the class.
Learning objectives
- Learn that the Universe is very old
- That the Earth was created relatively recently
- That humans have been on Earth for a relatively short time
- How to construct a timeline of event from the beginning of the Universe to the present day
- The influence of impacts on the evolution of the Earth.
Resource available in:
Lesson Images: English
Subject:
- Arts, Mathematics, Science
Age:
- Age 6-12, Age 9-12
Time:
- Up to 2 hours
Space theme:
- Astronomy & the Universe
