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Standard E-ESS1-6.PS1.C

E-ESS1-6.PS1.C Nuclear Processes

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2021

Archaeo-Tech: Radiocarbon Dating
Archaeo-Tech: Radiocarbon Dating

Lesson

Students explore the concept of radioactive decay and half-life through a penny-flipping activity, then learn how this principle is used in radiocarbon dating to estimate the age of ancient organic...