USGS Learning Web: Teachers Lesson Plan: Geological Age: Graph

Geological Age: Graph

Have students use the data collected in the chart to construct a graph. On the vertical axis, plot the number of cubes remaining each time. On the horizontal axis, plot the trial numbers.

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Geological Age: Graph

Do you know how geologists measure the age of the Earth?

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