Science 8 – Helgeson
Geologic Time Wheel
Steps:
1. Click on Excel icon.
2. Type in the values below on Sheet 1 in Column A.
Years Before Present
4,600,000,000
3,500,000,000
1,200,000,000
600,000,000
500,000,000
400,000,000
290,000,000
225,000,000
200,000,000
160,000,000
70,000,000
2,000,000
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Click on Insert and select Pie Chart.
Name the chart Geologic Time Wheel (Layout, chart title, above chart).
Click on Design, move chart location, select “new sheet”.
Use the textbox and arrow icons from the insert menu to label the chart. Use
the occurrence names below as labels. Be sure to match up the occurrence to
the correct location on the time wheel.
Occurrence
Oldest Animals
Oldest Plants
First Birds
Earliest Man
Cenozoic Era Begins
Paleozoic Era Begins
First Fish
First Amphibians
Earth’s Beginning
First Mammals
First Reptiles
Mesozoic Era Begins
7. Insert a textbox and type your name and class period.
8. Print a copy to turn in.