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Science
Teachers Workshop Resources
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Links
to websites with science teacher references on radioactivity
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The
New
Jersey Health Physics Society has
a number of professionals in the field of radiation science/safety
who are willing to make a presentation to your middle or
high school students. They will tailor the presentations
to your needs. Contact: Deborah Hrabinski @ 732-445-2550
or dhrabinski@yahoo.com. Also see http://hpschapters.org/njhps
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NUCLEAR
ENERGY, "WILL I GLOW IN THE DARK?",
July 1994 (GPU Nuclear with preparation by Hackettstown
High School teacher - 31 pages of student info and activities
- in AdobeAcrobat) Download
Now!
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ATOM,
RADIOACTIVITY, NUCLEAR POWER , and RISK -
downloadable Powerpoint presentation (1mb, zip compressed).
Download Now!
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RADIOACTIVITY
- downloadable Powerpoint presentation from Tosh Ushino
(ICN). Download Now!
- RADIOACTIVITY
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
- downloadable Powerpoint presentation from NJ Department
of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering.
Download Now.
FACT
SHEETS:
The following
fact sheets on radioactivity are available for download in Adobe
Acrobat (pdf) format. Try using them as your worksheets for
lesson plans.
- What
Is Radioactive Material?
- What
Is Ionizing Radiation?
- What
Are the Sources of Ionizing Radiation?
- How
is Ionizing Radiation Measured?
- How
Do Radioactive Materials Move Through the Environment?
- How
Are People and the Environment Protected From Ionizing Radiation?
- What
Are the Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation?
- How
Do We Assess Risk?
- Who
Is Responsible for Regulating Ionizing Radiation?
- What
Is Low-Level Radioactive Waste?
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LESSON
PLANS:
The
following sample lesson plans are authored by workshop
participants and
are
available for download as MSWord Documents and in Adobe
Acrobat (pdf) format:
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TOPIC
- Title
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Grade
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RADIOACTIVITY
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Radiation
Particles MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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Radiation
is Here to Stay MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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Isotopes
& Radioactive Elements MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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Ionizing
Facts Booklet MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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Timeline,
People Behind Ionizing Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Radiation
Concentration Game MSWord
/ pdf
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9
(Sp. Ed.)
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Super
Heroes MSWord
/ pdf
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8
(Sp. Ed.)
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Radiation
Sources MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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Detecting
and Shielding Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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1,2,3,4,5,6
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Ionizing
Radiation MSWord /
pdf
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5,6,7,8
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Radiation:
What? Where From? What Formed? MSWord
/ pdf
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3,4,5,6,7,8
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Understanding
the Atom MSWord
/ pdf
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4,5,6,7,8
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Radioactivity,
a Web Research Project MSWord
/ pdf / powerpoint
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8,9
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Modeling
Isotopes MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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Alchemy
in My Life - Ionizing Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10,11,12
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Radiation
Vocabulary Concentration Game MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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Radiation
- Unknown Topics for Research MSWord
/ pdf
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5
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Radiation
Jeopardy MSWord
/ pdf
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5
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Introduction
to Isotopes MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Astronomical
Atoms MSWord
/ pdf
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4
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Strontium
90 – A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10,11,12
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Radiation
Personality Project MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8,9
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Testing
for Radioactivity MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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Time
Line and Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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Nuclear
Chemistry and Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10,11,12
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Radiation
Poster Projects MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Song
Review: Alpha, Beta, Gamma MSWord
/ pdf
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5,6
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Radiation,
Should I Be Afraid? MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8,9
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Structure
of the Atom MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8,9
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The
Atom in Creative Arts MSWord
/ pdf
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5,6,7,8
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Radiation
Is All Around Us MSWord
/ pdf
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4,5
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What
Do You Know About Radioactivity? MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8,9,10
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Nuclear
Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Radioactive
Element CD Insert Project MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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RADIOACTIVE
DECAY
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Decay
Simulation MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10
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Observing
Decay MSWord
/ pdf
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7
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Alpha
& Beta Decay Role Play MSWord
/ pdf
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4,5,6,7,8
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Fossil
Dating MSWord
/ pdf
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9
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Radioactive
Decay, The Half-Life of an Unknown Element MSWord
/ pdf
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9
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Writing
Balanced Nuclear Equations MSWord
/ pdf
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10,11,12
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The
Half-Life Relatives of Uranium and What Caused the Decay
of This Radioactive Family MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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Hands
on Half-Life MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
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Wavelengths
and Frequency MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Ionizing
and Non-Ionizing Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7
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Spectrum
and Gamma Rays MSWord
/ pdf
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7
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Wavelength,
Frequency and Energy of Waves MSWord
/ pdf
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10,11,12
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Electromagnetic
Chart MSWord
/ pdf
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5
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Radiation
and the Electromagnetic Spectrum MSWord
/ pdf
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9
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FOOD
IRRADIATION
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The
Good, The Bad, and The Ugly MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8,9,10,11,12
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You
Say Potato, I Say Pota-NO MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Potato
Lab MSWord
/ pdf
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7
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Family
Picnic MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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Plants
and Seed Production MSWord
/ pdf
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5
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Research
on Irradiating Food MSWord
/ pdf
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4,5,6
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Compare
and Contrast Pasteurization and Food Irradiation MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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Is
My School Lunch Safe? MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10,11,12
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Pros
and Cons of Irradiated Food MSWord
/ pdf
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4,5,6
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Food
Irradiation: Solution or Threat?
MSWord
/ pdf
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10,11,12
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Food
Irradiation: Supermarket Sweep MSWord
/ pdf
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4
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Food
Irradiation: Consumer Acceptance MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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RADON
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Existence
Risk and Remediation MSWord
/ pdf
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9
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Home
Detectors MSWord
/ pdf
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9,10,11,12
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Radon
and Assumed Risk MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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NUCLEAR
POWER
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How
a Nuclear Power Plant Works MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8
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What
is Nuclear Energy? MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Nuclear
Fission MSWord
/ pdf
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7,8,9,10
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Citizens
in Action
MSWord
/ pdf
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6
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Coal
vs. Nuclear Power MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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Radioactivity,
Nuclear reactions and the Sun MSWord
/ pdf / powerpoint
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8
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BIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS
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Smoking
and Ionizing Radiation MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Hiroshima,
Chernobyl and Three Mile Island – A Comparison
MSWord /
pdf
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7,8
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NUCLEAR
MEDICINE
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Benefits
of Radioactivity in Medical Diagnosis MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8,9
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Radiation
Exposures in Medical Procedures MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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SITING
A HAZARDOUS FACILITY
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Wanted,
A Good Home MSWord
/ pdf
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8
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Radioactive
Waste Storage MSWord
/ pdf
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6,7,8
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