Radioactive Dating Lesson 2

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Instructional Time: 40 Minute(s)
Keywords: radioactive, dating, radioactive dating, radioactive unit, code, computer science, statistics, carbon 14, scratch, coding, graphing
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan Unit/Lesson Sequence Worksheet

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3 Lesson Plans

Radioactive Dating Lesson 1

Read about a recent uncovering of mammoths to engage students in a discussion of radioactive dating. This is the first lesson in a unit of 4 lessons that integrates science, math, and computer science standards to teach the concept of half-lives and radioactive dating.

Radioactive Dating Lesson 3 - Modeling

Students will further explore the idea of radioactive dating through a drawing activity and creating a model simulation in Scratch.

Radioactive Dating Lesson 4 - Recursive Division

This lesson introduces students to the idea of recursive division and its application to radioactive dating with a worksheet and Scratch programming. This is the final lesson in the Radioactive Dating Unit.

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Lesson Plans

Radioactive Dating Lesson 4 - Recursive Division :

This lesson introduces students to the idea of recursive division and its application to radioactive dating with a worksheet and Scratch programming. This is the final lesson in the Radioactive Dating Unit.

Type: Lesson Plan

Radioactive Dating Lesson 3 - Modeling :

Students will further explore the idea of radioactive dating through a drawing activity and creating a model simulation in Scratch.

Type: Lesson Plan

Radioactive Dating Lesson 1:

Read about a recent uncovering of mammoths to engage students in a discussion of radioactive dating. This is the first lesson in a unit of 4 lessons that integrates science, math, and computer science standards to teach the concept of half-lives and radioactive dating.

Type: Lesson Plan