Our Interactive Tri-fold of the Geologic Time Scale

Summary

Throughout earth's history, so many things have occurred. Continents were formed and broken apart, species were created and wiped out, and humans have appeared bringing along with them, technology and more. The history of the earth is organized in a table which can be divided into eons, eras, and periods in order from largest to smallest. The earth itself is approximately 4.5 billion years old. There are four eras, the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. All of these eras are divided into several periods each of which has different major events. Currently, we are in the Cenozoic era. 

Backwards Looking

What problems did you encounter while you were working on this piece? How did you solve them?

One problem that came up while working on the geological timescale project was a conflict between some group members. While brainstorming ideas for the project, one group members started to feel excluded and that all of her ideas were being shot down. I solved this problem by explaining to her that the reason that we aren't going with any of her ideas was that of a time restraint. We wouldn't have enough time to execute her ideas well before presentation time and wanted to make sure our plan was realistic. After explaining this to her she felt better and the conflict was resolved. 

Inwards Looking

What was especially satisfying to you about either the process or the finished product?

For me,  was especially pleased with the finished product. I felt that it was organized, informative, and creative. My favorite thing about this project was the addition of the pop-up flaps. I feel like the flaps added a lot o the project because of their creativeness. In the future when making tri-fold type things, I will keep in mind the idea to add in pop-up information flaps. 

Outwards Looking

Did you do your work the way other people did theirs? In what ways did you do it differently? In what ways was your work or process similar?

My group was one of the only groups that created a tri-fold. Most groups made their project on a flat foam board. However, some groups created 3d models of things like rooms and bookshelves. In addition to this, while most groups printed out their information, my group handwrote everything down. On way our final product was similar was the information. Since most groups got their information from similar sources, the information turned out the same. Our work process was also the same with most of the groups. First, we researched, planned out our flaps, then began making them.

Forward-Looking

What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for next time?

One goal I would like to set for myself next time is to manage my time more efficiently and plan out when I am going to spend time on the project to get to get it done on time. I ended up staying up later than usual one night to get the project done. This was because I didn't realize how long it would take to create all of the information flaps.