Lesson Plan

Dating Popcorn

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Students simulate the dating process with popcorn. In this geology lesson, students discuss how geologist find the age of rocks by gauging the amount of decay of radioactive elements. They have 6 bags of popcorn and each group microwaves their popcorn for different time periods and records the amount of kernels to popcorn. 

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Grade
5th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning