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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Ages of Rocks and Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice dating fossils. They learn the concept of "deep time"--that earth was formed billions of years ago. They experience excellent hand-outs and virtual age tutorial links.
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Interactive
McGraw Hill

Mc Grawl Hill: Dino Dig

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual lab allows you to do radiometric dating on dinosaur bones. You'll be using a mass spectrometer and utilizing several steps of the scientific method.
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Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Radiometric Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site from The University of North Carolina regarding radiometric dating, how it works, inaccurate methods, Carbon-14 dating, and lots more.
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Unit Plan
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record

For Students 4th - 9th
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Accuracy of Fossils and Dating Methods

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the accuracy of dating methods and fossils because of the scientific approach used.
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Website
Other

Carbon 14 Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
Seven pages all about Carbon 14 Dating. Information on half-life, Carbon 14 used to date specimens and artifacts, limitations, charts and graphs. Michael E. Brown Ph.D. contests that the limitations of Carbon 14 dating support the theory...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fossils

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fossils are the preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the distant past. By studying fossils, evidence for evolution is revealed....