Opens: April 14. Closes: April 26.

it helps to read chap. 10 p. 298 - 306 before beginning.

Using your web browser, go to:

http://vcourseware.calstatela.edu/VirtualDating/

(Copyright © 1996, 1999 Geology Labs On-Line. Gary Novak, Department of Geological Sciences. California State University, Los Angeles, CA. 90032-8201) but they want everyone to use it!

And follow along with their instructions. Everything you see in the exploration is their work, not mine. Enjoy and learn.

Sorry, but you're not likely to find that special someone here, because this is an interactive exercise about Geologic Time. Here you'll learn how geologists and archeologists determine the ages of rocks and ancient artifacts. We will work our way through Virtual dating radiocarbon

http://vcourseware.calstatela.edu/VirtualDating/files/RC0/RC_0.html

The radiocarbon method is applied in many different scientific fields, including archeology, geology, oceanography, hydrology, atmospheric science, and paleoclimatology.

Study the picture and answer these questions. Reviewing pages 301 - 303 in your book will be helpful too.

(follow along in your exploration handout)

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