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This
site
provides
all
information,
instructions,
downloadable
materials,
and
links
to
online
materials
for
an
exercise
developed
for
use
in
a
Geology
of
the
National
Parks
course.
Using
the
provided
maps,
groups
of
3
to
6
students
are
asked
to
identify
between
8
and
12
geologic
provinces
based
on
topography,
the
age
of
rocks,
and
the
rock
types.
As
a
result
of
this
exercise,
students
will
become
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This
lesson
shows
students
that
age-dating
rocks
involves
counting
atoms
and
comparing
the
counts.
Students
use
simulated
rock
samples,
which
show
a
highly
magnified
selection
of
128
atoms,
each
sample
with
a
different
proportion
of
the
atoms
of
two
different
elements:
a
parent
radioisotope,
and
its
daughter
product.
By
counting
the
parent
radioactive
atoms
and
knowing
the
half-life
of
those
atoms,
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This
activity
has
students
compare
the
magnitude
of
geologic
time
with
spans
of
time
in
a
person's
lifetime,
which
is
often
difficult
for
many
students.
They
use
a
long
paper
strip
and
a
reasonable
scale
to
represent
visually
all
of
geologic
time,
including
significant
events
in
the
development
of
life
on
earth
as
well
as
recent
human
events.
This
activity
provides
students
with
an
opportunity
to
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In
this
lab
activity
using
M&M
candy,
students
will
explore
the
concepts
of
radioactive
decay
and
dating.
Students
generate
a
radioactive
decay
table
to
simplify
the
math,
use
their
data
to
plot
a
decay
graph,
develop
the
concept
of
half-life,
and
then
use
the
graph
to
find
the
age
of
a
mummified
seal
in
Wright
Valley,
Antarctica.
In
a
follow-up
exercise,
students
will
solve
a
mysterious
Arctic
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In this lesson, students will learn that geological time can be measured in several different ways, providing independent lines of evidence for measuring deep time and sequencing geological and biological events of the past. Students explore different methods of measuring geological time, comparing the time dimensions, mechanisms, and materials used for each.
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