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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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    Geologic Time Calculations part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Francisco San Juan, Elizabeth City State University
    Radiometric age determination using parent/daughter composition and a radiometric decay curve.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Chemistry, Physics:Modern Physics:Nuclear Physics, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review