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Determining the Age of Fossils

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Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.

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Concepts
radioactive dating, radioactivity, conducting investigations, the scientific method, fossils
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Additional Tags
fossil ages, fossils, radioactive dating, scientific investigations, science
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Resource Details
Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning