Unit Plan

Pbs Teachers: Coming Into America: Dating Artifacts 9 12 [Pdf]

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Investigate new discussions on the presence of humans in North America, and emulate the work of archeologists in dating artifacts at a dig site. Use clay to model how the radioactive isotope of carbon (C14) is used in dating organic remains.

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artifacts, carbon dating, nitrogen
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dig sites, radiocarbon techniques, c14, pbs teachers: scientific american: coming into america: dating artifacts 9-12, early americans, first american humans, half life, carbon-14 dating, inuit
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