Curated OER
The History of Life
In this history of life worksheet, students will use diagrams of the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Era to complete 4 fill in the blank statements.
University of California
Ucmp: Divisions of Precambrian Time
This site provides a brief overview of the Precambrian Era and provides a clickable chart that breaks down this era into five different time frames. A lot of info is provided on each of the five.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: The Archaean Eon
Journey into the past while reading this comprehensive overview of the Archaean Eon that covers topics such as early continents and oceans, first life on Earth, Earth's atmosphere, fossil evidence, and plate tectonics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Geologic Time: Hadean Eon
Journey into the past while reading this comprehensive overview of the Hadean Eon that covers topics such as the formation of the earth, its surface and atmosphere, fossil evidence, erosion and plate tectonics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: The Proterozoic Eon
Journey into the past while reading this comprehensive overview of the Proterozoic Eon that covers topics such as the Prokaryotic life, Eukaryotes, glaciation, fauna evidence, and multicellular life forms.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Late Precambrian Period
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Dig into the historical events that occurred during the late Precambrian Period to identify how they impacted life on earth.
University of California
Ucmp: Learning About Vendian Animals
UC Berkeley offers very nice photos and descriptions of what is known about fossils of animals from this era.
Other
Georgia Perimeter College: The Precambrian Era
This resource provides detailed information on each of the periods within the Precambrian Era. It discusses what earth was like, what the first multiple cell organisms were like and when they appeared.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Late Precambrian Period
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how events during the late Precambrian impacted life on Earth.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Precambrian
This interesting tour examines how life began on earth, provides images of the first life forms, and delves into the role that photosynthesis sexual reproduction, and natural selection played in the the Precambrian period. Listen to...
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Are Stromatolites and How Do They Form?
Explains what stromatolites are, their formation from colonies of cyanobacteria, their evolutionary importance, and where they can be found living today. Thrombolites are similar to stromatolites but form differently. They can also still...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Precambrian Continents and Plate Tectonics Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about geological processes that took place during the Precambrian Era. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Other
Buzzle.com: Animal Sake: Precambrian Animals
Describes several types of organisms that lived in the Precambrian Era and provides a list of others. Some of these still exist today.