History of Earth Project
How do we determine the age of the Earth?
Resources- Notebook pages and question 1 menu.
Claim- Relative and absolute dating
Evidence
Age of the rocks
Formation of Earth
Radioactive decay
Nonconformity and conformity
Half Life
The Earth was first really hot then it started to cool down
Connections- Broke the rocks with a sledge hammer.
Driving Question: What can we learn from rocks?
Why does the surface of the Earth look like it does today?
Resources- Notes and question 2 menu.
Claim- Continental drift.
Evidence
Similar coastlines
Same animals
Same fossils
Same Plants
Plate Boundaries
Convection
Connections- Have went to different museums with the same animals plants.
Final Answer to the Driving Question: How they change, how to determine the age, and what type they are.
What changes do rocks go through?
Resources- Notes and question 3 menu
Claim- Different stages of rocks
Evidence
Cooling and heat
Compact/cement
Rate of cooling
Heat pressure
Fossils. Igneous,
metamorphic,
sedimentary.
Connections- Watching volcanoes erupt on tv.