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    Understanding Radioactivity in Geology: The Basics of Decay part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Christina Stringer—University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620 This activity was developed for Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum. National Science Foundation, DUE 0442629.
    PowerPoint module leading students through creation and manipulation of spreadsheet to forward model an example of exponential decay—the number of remaining unpopped kernels of popcorn in a bag of popping popcorn.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Education, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Radioactive Decay and Geochronology part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Kirsten Menking, Vassar College
    Students create a STELLA model of the radioactive decay process.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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    Exploring Radiometric Dating with Dice part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Carla Whittington derived from Baer (1999) Related Links Radioactive Decay ProbabilityExponential Growth and Decay
    An activity in which students use dice to explore radioactive decay and dating and make simple calculations.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Mathematics, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Using Melting Ice to Teach Radiometric Dating part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Developed by Donald Wise, Franklin and Marshall College. Taken from Wise, 1990 . Related Links Radioactive Decay
    Students are challenged to a Sherlock Holmes-style mystery in which they construct their own decay curves of melting ice to determine time-zero.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Radiometric Dating part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Related Links Radioactive Decay Exponential Growth and Decay Peter Kohn - James Madison University Christopher Gellasch - Uniformed Services University Jim Sochacki - James Madison University Scott Eaton - James Madison University Richard Ford - Weber State University
    This activity leads students through derivations of the equations associated with radiometric dating.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Mathematics, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review