Time and Fossils
| Day | Topic | Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to Relative Dating | Introduction to Relative Dating Notes RD Worksheet RD Worksheet Key RD Examples and Worksheet RD Examples and Worksheet Key |
| 2 | Igneous Intrusions | Igneous Intrusions and Relative Dating Relative Dating Exercise |
| 3 | Absolute Dating | Absolute Dating Notes Radiometric Dating_Worksheet |
| 4 | Problems with Absolute Dating | Problems with Absolute Dating AD Exercise AD Worksheet |
| 5 | Earth’s Life History | Earth’s Life History |
| 6 | How Fossils form | How Fossils Form Fossilization Questions Key |
| 7 | Important Index Fossils | Important Index Fossils Fossil Worksheet Fossils and Relative Dating Worksheet |
| 8 | Patterns of Evolution | Patterns of Evolution Adaptive Radiation Exercise Fossil Review Worksheet |
Text Book Support
Chapter 1 online Text
Learning Outcomes:
• Use the notation for geological time, gain an appreciation for the vastness of geological time, and describe how very slow geological processes can have enormous impacts over time