In this lesson, students will investigate the nature of radioactivity and the effect of both distance and shielding materials on different radioactive sources using a Geiger-Muller tube with a counter ...
Tests of nuclear bombs conducted in the 1950s and 1960s have had an unexpected benefit for forensic scientists. A permanent record of the fallout from above-ground tests is embedded in tooth enamel ...
A New Science. The beginnings. The setting ; Rays and radiation ; Becquerel's discovery -- The Curies. Maria Skłodowska ; A consequential meeting ; New elements! -- Rutherford, Soddy, particles, and ...
These Crosscutting Concepts and Science and Engineering Practices provide a comprehensive approach to understanding and teaching the principles of radioactivity within the framework of the NGSS.