MS-ESS1.C-1b
Geo's Rocks Through Time
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COMBINED RATING
3.9 Stars
TEACHERS (10)
4.5
STUDENTS (1614)
3.4
LENGTH
17 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
ES
Spanish Language Support
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Description
Join Rockie, a friendly ancient geologist, on an unexpected adventure through the world of geology! Explore different periods, sort mixed-up rock layers, and dig up ancient fossils. With Rockie as your guide, there are so many exciting things to see and do!
Vocabulary Words
geology
fossils
sedimentary rocks
absolute age dating
relative age dating
rock strata
extinct
superposition
fossil record
uniformitarianism
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Geologic Time. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Relative age dating determines whether sedimentary rocks are older or younger relative to other layers.
Rock strata and fossils provide evidence for relative, not absolute, dating of rocks and/or events.
The geologic time scale interpreted from rock strata provides a way to organize Earth’s history.
Geologists can determine the relative age of sedimentary rock by the fossils existing in that rock.
Fossils are physical evidence for formerly living things.
Geologic time scales are much longer than human time scales.
Geologists can determine the relative age of sedimentary rock based on evidence for a specific event of known age.
The fossil record documents the existence and change of many life forms on Earth throughout history.
Absolute age dating determines the precise age or timespan of sedimentary rock.
Rocks and fossils provide evidence about the geologic environment, processes, and climate in which they were deposited, allowing geologists to reconstruct geologic history.
Uniformitarianism is the concept that the Earth's processes behave in the same way now as they did throughout history.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is a fossil? How are fossils made?
After the Game
How do scientists figure out how old fossils are? If rocks were stacked A on the bottom, C in the middle, and B on top, what is their relative age?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
705
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