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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Date a Rock!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars figure the number of half-lives since the sample solidified, and therefore the "age" of the sample rocks.
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Unit Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Fossils

For Students 6th - 8th
Seven hands-on lessons module where students learn about fossils. These inquiry-based investigations explore how fossils form, properties of fossils, comparing fossils, how they show the age of the Earth, and what paleontologists do.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Texas Memorial Museum: Understanding Geologic Time [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan containing two activities for learners to gain a better understanding of geologic time scale. The first activity allows students to get a visual of geologic time by role playing events in time on a football field. The...