Relative Dating

Lesson Plan is located at the bottom

-Watch youtube video about Relative Dating VS Absolute Dating.

-Worksheet about relative dating, and go over answers once students are finished.

Youtube Video: Relative Dating and Absolute Dating

Worksheet Answer Key:

  1. C

  2. B

  3. A

  4. E

  5. D

  6. K

  7. H

  8. Fragments in M

  9. Q

  10. H

Worksheet: Relative Age

What do Relative Dating Methods estimate?

Answer: It estimates whether an object is younger or older than other things found at site. Relative dating does not offer specific dates, it simply allows to determine if one artifact, fossil, or stratigraphic layer is older than another.

Charts that are visible in classroom that we will also go over:


Lesson Plan:

Lesson plan