TimeLiner
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Social
Studies
Here
& There
While Romans were busy conquering the area of the Mediterranean,
what was happening in China? Or in South America? Use TimeLiner
to keep track of events happening independently, but at the
same time in different parts of the world.
Progress
Some people call the gradual movement of societies from the
Stone Age through the Industrial Revolution and into the Information
Age, progress. Chart the progress of a few different civilizations.
How are they similar? How are they different? What ideas and
innovations most affected the course of their development?
A
Day in Your Life
Create a time line of a typical day or week in your life. Then
research a person your same age from a different culture or
time and construct a time line of his or her typical day or
week. Compare what you do on a day-to-day basis with what that
other person does and find similarities and differences. You
can merge the two time lines together for an even better understanding.
Theme
Lines
Pick a recurring theme like war, technological innovation, politics,
or pop culture to trace throughout history. Do you see any patterns?
Family
Tree
Create a family tree time line. Ask your parents and other relatives
to give you names and dates as far back as they can remember.
Include notes and pictures for as many relatives as you can.
Then you can merge your family history time line with a time
line of world history to see what was going on when your ancestors
were your age.
Science
Planning
Experiments
Science experiments require careful timing. A time line illustrating
when the steps of an experiment should be carried out provides
a useful time management aid. Later, use the time line to record
what actually happened.
Big
& Small
Using weights or lengths, set up a Custom time line for comparing
animals, plants, etc. How does the size of a human compare to
the size of a whale or an elephant? How much bigger is Jupiter
than Earth?
Birth
Use TimeLiner to illustrate the period from conception
to birth in various animals. Compare gestation periods, mating
habits, and physiology.
What
We Eat
How does the fat content in cheese compare to that in peanut
butter? Set up a Custom time line to chart calories, sodium,
cholesterol, or fat. Compare different foods. Compare what people
in the US eat with what people in another country eat.
Geological
History
Illustrate the chronology of the geological eras and characteristics
of each one. Or, pick a geological entity, such as a mountain,
river, or desert to research, and recreate its life. When and
how was it formed? What forces shaped its current appearance?
The
Arts
Artistic
Developments
Research, create, and illustrate a time line of major developments
in music, art, drama, film, etc. Inventions like guitars and
microphones, or even ballpoint pens and computer graphics, can
be shown. What has happened in the music world since the invention
of recorded sound or the invention of movies with sound?
Art
& Music Merge
Take the time lines you have created and merge them together
to compare developments in the broader artistic world. Was there
an artistic style that accompanied the jazz era? How has Rock
and Roll or Rap influenced contemporary art?
Math
Fractions
Make a Custom time line of fractions to display their relationships.
You can represent the size of 11/12 compared to 10/11. How many
times does 3/4 go into 2? Can you estimate by looking at the
number line?
Prime
Numbers
Make a number line of every prime number from 1 to 500. Are
there any patterns or does it all seem random?
Exponents
Make a number line of the powers of, say, three. 3, 9, 27, 81…in
the When? field, and represent them as 3 to the 1st
power, 3 squared, 3 cubed, 3 to the 4th power…in
the What? field. If you look at the number line in the Banner
View, you will see exponential growth.
Language
Arts
Plot
Organization
Have you ever read a book that doesn't follow exact chronological
order? It keeps flashing backward or forward. Organize the story's
events in time line form. Not only is this an excellent way
to visually organize your book, but it is great for remembering
everything you have read when you write book reviews or reports.
Writing
Tool
If you ever have a whole bunch of ideas for a story or a writing
project, organize them with TimeLiner in outline form.
Put the main points down in the order you would like to present
them, and just fill the blanks in between.
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