http://bteaching.com/taxonomy/term/17/all en http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/cascading-timelines <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-label">Summary:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Creating these timelines takes a bit of time up front, but its an investment you can use all year long. Timelines are a wonderful place to hang bits of knowledge, and see the relationships between different subject areas.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Materials needed: paper, ruler, pencil, and books or Wikipedia. <a href="http://bteaching.com/resources/CascadingTimelines.pdf">Printable Template here</a></p> <p>We used butcher paper and a good chunk of wall space. We made 5 timelines, on different scales. The thing to do is choose a convenient, easy to measure timescale that approximately fits the thing you want to display. </p> <p>For a 120 cm stretch of butcher paper, here are some scales you might want to use:</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-lower-age"> <div class="field-label">Down to Grade/Age:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 1st Grade </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-upper-age"> <div class="field-label">Up thru Grade/Age:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> High School </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/cascading-timelines" target="_blank">read more</a></p> history science Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:21:17 +0000 admin 26 at http://bteaching.com