How Old is It? Part 1 – Biostratigraphy
Grades 9-12 | Undergraduate
Students beome micropaleontologist to learn how to use microfossils to obtain ages for cores.
- How Old is It? Part 1 – Biostratigraphy
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Teacher’s Guide
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Supplemental Resources:
- Using Biostratigraphy to Understand Rates of Sedimentation Download/Print PDF (504KB)
- Using Biostratigraphy to Understand Rates of Sedimentation – Teacher’s Guide
Download/Print PDF (508KB) - Microfossils: The Ocean’s Storytellers Poster
- Download image of a Diatom (jpg: 2.9MB)
- Download image of a Radiolarian (jpg: 2.5MB)
- Download image of a Silicoflagellate (jpg: 2.7MB)
- Download image of a Discoaster (jpg: 2.9MB)
Credits:
Written by Dr. Mark Leckie and Dr. Kristen St. John for the School of Rock Expedition 2005.
Revised for School of Rock 2008.
