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How to Date a Fossil

For Students 9th - 10th
Radiometric dating, fission-track dating, and amino-acid dating are explained in this succinct site.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists can use radioactive decay to find the age of certain materials.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Southeastern Prehistory: Paleoindian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleoindians were great wanderers, traveling across the continent to the southeast. Read about the archaeological findings that give clues about their culture there. Be sure to click on the information on carbon dating to help understand...
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: Radiocarbon Age Scale vs the "Real" (Calibrated) Years Age Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a chart that shows the comparison between the radiocarbon dating years and real years.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: The Discovery of Radioactivity: Dawn of the Nuclear Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the historical discoveries of the atom and radioactivity. Includes links to biographies of famous people.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Fossils

For Students K - 1st
What is a fossil? Find out how fossils are formed, where fossils are found, and dating a fossil.
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US Geological Survey

The Numeric Time Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good source for getting an in-depth description of using radioactive decay to measure the ages of rocks. In addition to describing the process of radiometric dating, this resource also includes a geologic time scale and four...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Earth Forms and Life Begins Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the origin of life.
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Wbur: New England's Electric Power Grid Is Undergoing a Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses New England's developing hybrid power grid, a network that relies on a variety of energy resources, including fuels and alternative energy sources and technologies. The ongoing transformation to renewable energy is...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Decoding the Past

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian offers students a background on what archaeology is and what an archaeologist does. Several lesson plans are also provided.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Meadowcroft Rockshelter Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and how archaeologists were able to dig through enough strata to determine that it was the home for paleo-Indians in Pennsylvania about 16,000 years ago. See pictures of some of...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Calculus: Radioactivity and Half Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Apply the Law of Exponential Change to solve a "real-world" science problem. Formulas and examples are provided. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
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Curated OER

University of Deleware Library: "The Rose Tattoo"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has a very brief description of Williams' play "The Rose Tattoo," with a picture of the carbon typesript of the first page, signed and dated by Williams.

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