Sedimentary Sandscapes Earth Science Lab Worksheet, Relative Dating, Rock Layers

Description

This is an Earth Science Lab appropriate for middle school or high school science classes.

Objective: Students will create a model of sedimentary layers using colored sands in order to visualize and apply the principles of superposition and relative dating.

Materials:

- Small plastic bottles (empty and clean) - one per student

- Colored sand in various colors (can use regular play sand and food coloring)

- Pencils

- Paper towels

- Tray or box to catch spilled sand

- Lab takes one 45 minute classes.

- Teacher setup is minimal and supplies can be easily obtained and are inexpensive.

NGSS Standard Covered

- 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.

- MS-ESS2-3: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

- HS-ESS1-6: Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials to provide an account of Earth's formation and early history.

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Sedimentary Sandscapes Earth Science Lab Worksheet, Relative Dating, Rock Layers

Name: Sedimentary Sandscapes Earth Science Lab Worksheet, Relative Dating, Rock Layers
Brand: MeliBCreative
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Highlights

Grades

6th - 12th

Subjects

Earth Sciences, General Science, Science

Standards

NGSSMS-ESS1-4

NGSSHS-ESS1-6

NGSSMS-LS2-3

Description

This is an Earth Science Lab appropriate for middle school or high school science classes.

Objective: Students will create a model of sedimentary layers using colored sands in order to visualize and apply the principles of superposition and relative dating.

Materials:

- Small plastic bottles (empty and clean) - one per student

- Colored sand in various colors (can use regular play sand and food coloring)

- Pencils

- Paper towels

- Tray or box to catch spilled sand

- Lab takes one 45 minute classes.

- Teacher setup is minimal and supplies can be easily obtained and are inexpensive.

NGSS Standard Covered

- 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.

- MS-ESS2-3: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

- HS-ESS1-6: Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials to provide an account of Earth's formation and early history.

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Standards

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NGSSMS-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. Emphasis is on how analyses of rock formations and the fossils they contain are used to establish relative ages of major events in Earth’s history. Examples of Earth’s major events could range from being very recent (such as the last Ice Age or the earliest fossils of homo sapiens) to very old (such as the formation of Earth or the earliest evidence of life). Examples can include the formation of mountain chains and ocean basins, the evolution or extinction of particular living organisms, or significant volcanic eruptions. Assessment does not include recalling the names of specific periods or epochs and events within them.

NGSSHS-ESS1-6

Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s formation and early history. Emphasis is on using available evidence within the solar system to reconstruct the early history of Earth, which formed along with the rest of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Examples of evidence include the absolute ages of ancient materials (obtained by radiometric dating of meteorites, moon rocks, and Earth’s oldest minerals), the sizes and compositions of solar system objects, and the impact cratering record of planetary surfaces.

NGSSMS-LS2-3

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system. Assessment does not include the use of chemical reactions to describe the processes.