Understanding Geological Time
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- Original Source:American Museum of Natural History
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Description
In this classroom activity, middle school students gain an understanding of geologic time. The activity opens with background information for teachers about carbon and radiometric dating. In a classroom discussion, students share what they know about geologic time. Then, working in small groups responsible for different eras, students create a timeline for their assigned era by conducting library and Internet research. The activity concludes by having students review all the timelines to compare how long humans have been on the Earth to the length of time dinosaurs inhabited the planet. Less
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Topics and Grades
Grade: TK/K to 9
Topics: Science, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Evolution and Adaptation, Professional Development
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Tool for: Teachers