ABSOLUTE DATING

Remember Relative Dating determines the order of events, but cannot be used to determine when exactly the vents occurred

Remember the deeper an item is, the older it is. This is the Law of Superposition

RECAP

Remember no exact date is given

NEWSPAPER EXAMPLE

Absolute Dating gives an number ageIt is Very ComplicatedRemember everything is made up of matterAll matter is made up of atomsOvertime, the amount of specific atoms

change in a specific patternOne type of Absolute Dating is called Carbon

DatingScientist look at how the pattern of Carbon

changes over time to determine the age of the object

ABSOLUTE DATING

CARBON DATING

CARBON DATING

After you see the clue, write Absolute or Relative on your write boards

If the clue is both, then write both

The first group that has the answer wins

ABSOLUTE VS. RELATIVE GAME

Law of Superposition

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

Tells Age more precisely

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

Compares looks at the amount of Atoms leftover

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

ABSOLUTE VS. RELATIVE

Looks at Fossils

ABSOLUTE VS. RELATIVE

Deeper = Older

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

Carbon Dating

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

The Work of a Geologist

ABSOLUTE VS. RELATIVE

Estimated Order

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

Carbon 14 to Carbon 12

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

More Complicated Type of Dating

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE

Information about Earth’s Past

RELATIVE VS. ABSOLUTE