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Carbon 14 Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
Seven pages all about Carbon 14 Dating. Information on half-life, Carbon 14 used to date specimens and artifacts, limitations, charts and graphs. Michael E. Brown Ph.D. contests that the limitations of Carbon 14 dating support the theory...
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Fossil Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Understanding Evolution provides evidence for evolution using fossils. There are also links to lesson plans.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geological Institute: Evolution and the Fossil Record

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Geological Institute has done an excellent job of defining and explaining evolution in this online booklet. Darwin, fossils, natural selection, and change over time are some of the concepts that are covered. Make sure to see...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Chaco Canyon: Observation: How Old Is It?

For Students 9th - 10th
How is time read on the stone of the Chaco Canyon? Find out systems geologists have for dating rocks and fossils.
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US Geological Survey

Relative Time Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good resource for anyone who wants to understand the historical development that led to our understanding of relative dating. This site also has links to index fossils and a table of geologic time.
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Parks Canada: Yoho National Park: The Burgess Shale

For Students 9th - 10th
First discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909, the Burgess Shale is a UNESCO World Heritage site containing fossils dating back to the Cambrian period, 505 million years ago. This site provides the history of this area and information on...
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Massachusetts State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough collection of the symbols of the state of Massachusetts including a picture, information about the symbol, and date of adoption.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Guadalupe Mountains

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For over 10,000 years folks have been drawn to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas originally for its beauty, resources, and in more recent years its history. One of the most fascinating features to this national park is that in the...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Guadalupe Mountains

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For over 10,000 years folks have been drawn to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas originally for its beauty, resources, and in more recent years its history. One of the most fascinating features to this national park is that in the...
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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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State of Mississippi: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you'll find great information on the symbols for the state of Mississippi. Gives date of adoption, colorful pictures, and other important information about each symbol.
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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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