Age of the Earth and Geologic Time Scale NGSS MS ESS1-4
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Do you need to teach students about the Age of the Earth? Students will construct an explanation based on evidence from rock strata and the fossil record to explain the geologic time scale and the age of the Earth. This unit addresses the NGSS middle school standard from Earth’s Place in the Universe strand. Aligned with NGSS and Utah SEEd. See more of this resource on my blog post Age of the Earth
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This Age of Earth Unit Includes:
- an informative slideshow
- nonfiction text passages with comprehension questions
- Timeline activities
- Follow up pages
- interactive notebook flaps
- response pages
- lesson plans
- quiz
- answer keys
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Standards Addressed:
✅ MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
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✅ Utah SEEd 7.2.6 7th grade
Make an argument from evidence for how the geologic time scale shows the age and history of Earth. Emphasize scientific evidence from rock strata, the fossil record, and the principles of relative dating such as superposition, uniformitarianism, and recognizing unconformities.
Science topics addressed include:
Age of Earth
Stratigraphy
Relative age
Absolute age
Radioactive dating
Law of Superposition
Principle of Cross-cutting relationships
Principle of Original Horizontality
Index Fossils
Isotopes and half-life
Geologic Time Scale
Precambrian Time
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Major Events in Earth History
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