8 ESS4 Geologic time scale

Are you looking for simple and engaging ways to teach your middle school students about relative dating of rocks, stratigraphy, and the law of superposition? Then this bundle, which includes a cart sort, stations, and a concept map, might be it!#1 Relative Dating Card Sort: This card sort will challenge your students by asking them to sort 15 cards by matching terms with the correct definitions and images. The vocabulary terms include: intrusion, fault, index fossil, folding, and erosion...

Students will be so engaged with these Geologic Time Scale Puzzles. Students will use their knowledge of the history of Earth to match years with their historical events. There are 22 Dates/Events and 4 blank editable puzzle templates to utilize to better meet the needs of your curriculum. Each Geologic Time Scale puzzle piece is unique so that students can self-check and get immediate feedback of their understanding of the history of Earth.

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For an introductory college-level earth sciences class: a review of relative dating principles for arranging rock layers into their order of formation. Inclu...

GQ.... 1. Take a look at the picture on the right. This is an actual road cut. What do you think this represents? 2. If we found a fossil that contained 50 atoms of C-14 (parent) and 25...