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A web-based module in which students gain a basic understanding of geologic time, the evidence for events in Earth's history, relative and absolute dating techniques, and the significance of the Geologic Time Scale.Author/Source:
UC Museum of Paleontology Grade level:
3-5 Time:
One class period. Teaching tips:
Appropriate for 5th grade with some teacher guidance. Concepts: - Life has been on Earth for billions of years.
- Fossils provide evidence of past life.
- Scientists base their ideas on evidence from the natural world.
- Scientists study rocks and how and when they were formed.
- Scientists study fossils and how and when they were formed.
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