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Lesson Plan
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Geology of Westchester County, Ny

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The major goal is to correlate the lithology and geologic setting to unraveling the geologic history. Individual excursions center upon the local stratigraphy, features of glacial origin, evidence of Cameron's line, features of Croton...
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Website
University of California

Ucsb: Archserve: Exercise 1 2: Chronological Methods

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource highlighting the process of dating methods in archaeology. Look at Relative Dating and Absolute Dating systems.
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Handout
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Geology and Geologic Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the geologic relationships of rock layers, as well as much about geologic time and the history of Earth.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Relative Ages of Rocks

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how stratigraphy can be used to determine the relative ages of rocks, how unconformities occur, ways to match rock layers in different areas, and how...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Paleozoic Era: Stratigraphy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a chart showing the progression of the Paleozoic Era. Each section of the chart leads to information about the geological, biological, and climatic elements of a specific period of the era.
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Article
Other

Malin Space Science Systems: Movements on Venus [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Malin Space Science Systems. Reprint of an article from the "Journal of Geophysical Research", a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Very detailed analysis of Magellan images. Includes...
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Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Can We Tell From the Fossil Record?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out what the fossil record tells scientists about the geologic and biological history of the Earth.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Relative vs. Absolute Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what relative and absolute dating are and some different methods used for each. A Venn diagram is presented showing what characteristics they share and how they differ.