Timeline Criteria
4 Timeline has more than 4 drawings per era. Each era has 5 or more pieces of
information. All facts and drawings are accurate. Obvious effort has been taken
to make the timeline neat and legible. Era intervals are in correct proportions
and the interval scale is included. The timeline is in pen or colored pencil. All
eras and periods are labeled. Dates appear regularly and in order. Drawings
include plant and animals. Complete description of climate is given.
3 3-4 drawings, 4-5 pieces of information are given per era. All information is
accurate. Timeline is neat. Timeline is in pen or colored pencil. Era intervals are
proportionally correct and interval scale is included. All eras and periods are
labeled. Dates are included. Drawings include plants and animals. Climate is
described.
2 1-2 drawings, 2-3 pieces of information per era. There are less than 3
inaccuracies. Some effort at neatness has been made. Eras are not proportional
and/or interval scale is not included. Some parts of the timeline are in pencil. 1+
eras are unlabeled, 2-3 periods are unlabeled. Fewer than 5 dates are included.
Drawings do not show both plants and animals. Climate is not completely
described.
1 1 or 0 drawings, fewer than 2 pieces of information per era. There are 3 +
inaccuracies. Timeline is messy and/or illegible. Eras are not proportional and
interval scale is not included. Timeline is in pencil. Eras and periods are not
labeled. Dates are not included. Drawings do not show both plants and animals.
Climate is not mentioned.
0 Timeline was not turned in
Checklist
* 4+ drawings per era. Must include both plants and animals. All
are accurate.
* 5+ pieces of information per era. All accurate
* Timeline is neat and legible
* Eras are in correct proportion to each other (exception Precambrian Era)
* Interval scale is included (ex: 1cm = X million years)
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Timeline is in pen or colored pencil
Dates of all periods and eras are included
All eras and periods are labeled
Climate is described in words or drawings