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Geology

Explore rocks, minerals, and Earth’s changing structure. Read evidence of plate movement, reconstruct geological history, and distinguish observations from interpretations.

10 lessons

Lessons

1
Check that layers have not been overturned
3 min
2
Order events using intersections
3 min
3
Recognize missing geological time
3 min
4
Ask which event an age records
3 min
5
Combine ages to constrain a deposit
3 min
6
Test a setting with several clues
3 min
7
Distinguish evidence from reconstruction
3 min
8
Match a rate to its time interval
3 min
9
Distinguish a process from its consequences
3 min
10
Build a sequence that fits the evidence
3 min

Lessons

Check that layers have not been overturned

Order events using intersections

Recognize missing geological time

Ask which event an age records

Combine ages to constrain a deposit

Test a setting with several clues

Distinguish evidence from reconstruction

Match a rate to its time interval

Distinguish a process from its consequences

Build a sequence that fits the evidence