Susan Zimmerman

Dating Students: Relative vs. Numerical Time part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
This activity introduces students to the fundamental ideas of relative versus radiometric dating, using the students themselves as a sample population. In the first half, the students attempt to order the people in ...

Teaching Time Essay part of Rates and Time:Workshop 2012:Essays
This webpage is an essay by geoscientist Susan Zimmerman discussing her pedagogical and research experiences in teaching geologic time, emphasizing scientific uncertainty, dating methods (radiocarbon, Ar/Ar, surface exposure), and the importance of critical thinking in understanding Earth's history within the context of a NAGT professional development workshop.

Introduction to the principles and processes of radiometric dating part of Rates and Time:Teaching Activities
Outline of lecture topics and hands-on activities for introducing radiometric dating.