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University of North Carolina: Radiometric Dating HandoutUniversity of North Carolina: Radiometric Dating Handout
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University of North Carolina
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9th - 10th
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University of North Carolina: Radiometric Dating

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A huge site from The University of North Carolina regarding radiometric dating, how it works, inaccurate methods, Carbon-14 dating, and lots more.

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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