Posted by Allen Stock on February 05, 1999 at 21:38:48:
In Reply to: Carbon 14 Dating posted by Jared and Sally on February 05, 1999 at 12:56:27:
Hi Jared and Sally:
A radiation counter recorder has a probe for
detecting radiation (in this case carbon 14).
The probe sends its signal to another box
which processes the signal and displays results.
The following Web sites have pictures of radiation
detectors and computer displays
http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/sp02005.htm
http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/sp05011.htm
Here's some more information about Carbon 14 dating.
How Carbon 14 Dating Works
http://advlearn.lrdc.pitt.edu/belvedere/materials/Mass-Extinctions/C14date.htm
For your second question...
"Would making some fossils in a kit go along with the carbon 14 dating idea?"
We need to first understand what is a fossil.
Fossils are impressions in the earth's crust, left by plants or animals of past geologic ages.
I'm not sure what you mean by a "kit". There is a procedure to determine the age
of a fossil.
Here's some references that discuss how carbon 14 dating works
How Carbon 14 Dating Works
http://advlearn.lrdc.pitt.edu/belvedere/materials/Mass-Extinctions/C14date.htm
Carbon 14 Calculator
http://www.museum.mq.edu.au/eegypt2/carbdate.html
Carbon-14 Age Dating
http://www.science.ubc.ca/~geol256/notes/ch2_abs_meth_c14.html
I hope that helps.
--Allen