c7+Radiometric+dating



Here is the homework I came came up with. It is sort of long; it needs to be edited to be more focused. However, I'll let the actual teachers of content do that (it depends on what they may want to see from their students). Also, part 5 extension question suggests that students research arguments for and against the use of radiometric dating to answer questions like "How old is the Earth." Instructors may not wish to open such a can of worms. (Notes by John Chesbrough, August 24, 2011).



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[|Radiometric dating simulation] [] A good description of the history of scientific prin [|Early atomic structure history] __Resources checked:__ Freeman, Tom. "Geoscience Laboratory," nothing for radiometric dating.