Resources

Below is a list of websites and resources that are acceptable to use to gather information for your travel brochure project. 

LMC Resource list: https://sites.google.com/newtown.k12.ct.us/geologictime/home

Geologic Time scale linked to specific times     http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php 

Basic geologic time scale linked with details about specific times. 

BEWARE OF ADS ON THIS SITE        http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/geologic-time.html 

Geologic time column      http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Geophys/geotime.html#c2 

Detailed article on Geologic time https://www.britannica.com/science/geologic-history-of-Earth#ref585017 

Detailed info on some of the specific time periods. All time periods can be found using the search bar at the top of the page.

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Precambrian/117440

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Cambrian-Period/117442

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Ordovician-Period/117443

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Silurian-Period/117444

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Devonian-Period/117445

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Carboniferous-Period/117446

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Permian-Period/117447

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Triassic-Period/117449

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Jurassic-Period/117450

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Cretaceous-Period/117451

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Neogene-Period/55268

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Paleogene-Period/58078

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Pleistocene-Epoch/117455

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Quaternary/117454


Some articles about paleontology that would apply to certain time periods

https://www.sciencenews.org/?s=&topic=paleontology&start-date=&end-date=&orderby=relevance 

Britannica Website; Use the school login information to access all the information available here.

http://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate 


Gale net; Use the school login information to access this database full of magazines, books, and articles. You must travel through the LMC website to sign in successfully. Login code: nighthawks

http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=s0973&prodId=MENU 


Current science magazine that will have information on recent discoveries about fossils and hypotheses from your time period.

https://www.sciencenews.org/