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History of the Universe – Creating timelines | Teach with space PR02
In brief
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.
In-depth
Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian
Lesson Images: English
Age range: 10 – 12 years old
Subjects: Science, mathematics, literacy, spoken language, writing, art and design
Pupils will 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.
