Thursday, January 11, 2018

Absolute Dating

DoNow: How is the age of a sedimentary rock strata layer related to the age of fossil it is discovered within?

AIM: I can describe radioactive decay of atomic isotopes.

Activities:
- Tableshare The Geologic Timescale slideshow Notetaker (slideshow) p 86-87;  Using Fossils to Sequence Geologic Events Activity p 88; Exploring Geologic Time (ucmp weblink) p 89
- Half-Life of Licorice Nice Bar Graph Activity p 90
- Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age Slidehow Notetaker (slideshow) p 91
- 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age Notetaker (weblink) (pdf) p 92
- 11.10 Radiometric Dating of Rocks Notetaker (weblink) (pdf) p 93

Homework:
Complete 11.10 Radiometric Dating of Rocks Notetaker (weblink) (pdf) p 93; 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age Notetaker (weblink) (pdf) p 92; Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age Slidehow Notetaker (slideshow) p 91; Half-Life of Licorice Nice Bar Graph Activity p 90

Due: The Geologic Timescale slideshow Notetaker (slideshow) p 86-87;  Using Fossils to Sequence Geologic Events Activity p 88; Exploring Geologic Time (ucmp weblink) p 89

Coming Up:
Half-Life
Relative and Absolute Dating Test: possibly 22-23 Jan2017

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