Name
Core 1
weekly HOMEWORK:
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DUE: Fri Feb 5th
science
8.E.2.1 – The Age & History of the Earth
Infer the age of Earth and relative age of rocks and fossils from index
fossils and ordering of rock layers (relative dating and radioactive dating).
MONDAY
13
8.E.2.1
Vocabulary
FLASHCARDS
TUESDAY
14
WEDNESDAY
15
8.E.2.1
Critical Thinking
ANSWER
Complete
1. What are
flashcards for the
geologic time era
following words:
is the largest?
2. If you had to
1. Index fossil
place 5 objects
2. Law of Superposition
into a time
3.Relative dating
capsule that
4.Absolute dating
Include A & B in your
correctly
definition.
represented 2016
a. Radioactive
what would they
dating
be?
b. Carbon-14
dating
5.Uniformitarianism
6.Extinction
7. Intrusion
Include A in your
definition
a. unconformity
8.E.2.1
Critical Thinking
ANSWER
THURSDAY
16
8.E.2.1
Apply
ANSWER
1. According to the 1. Why do scientists
Law of
use index fossils
Superposition,
to help us
where are the
determine the
youngest fossils
age of other
located? The
materials?
oldest? Draw a
2. Create a Venn
picture to
diagram to
demonstrate your
compare and
understanding.
contrast relative
2. Why is it
and absolute
important to be
dating. Be sure to
able to recreate a
include 1 method
section of
and 2 things
geologic strata?
scientists can do
as they use each
method.
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