Back to the Siting Board Home PageFACT 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. |
| 1. What Is Radioactive Material? |
| 2. What Is Ionizing Radiation? |
| 3. What Are the Sources of Ionizing Radiation? |
| 4. How is Ionizing Radiation Measured? |
| 5. How Do Radioactive Materials Move Through the Environment? |
| 6. How Are People and the Environment Protected From Ionizing Radiation? |
| 7. What Are the Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation? |
| 8. How Do We Assess Risk? |
| 9. Who Is Responsible for Regulating Ionizing Radiation? |
| 10. What Is Low-Level Radioactive Waste? |
LESSON PLANS:
The following sample lesson plans are available for download as MSWord Documents and in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format: |
| TOPIC - Title | Grade |
RADIOACTIVITY |
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| Radiation Particles MSWord / PDF | 7,8 |
| Radiation is Here to Stay MSWord / PDF | 7,8 |
| Isotopes & Radioactive Elements MSWord / PDF | 7,8 |
| Ionizing Facts Booklet MSWord / PDF | 6,7,8 |
| Timeline, People Behind Ionizing Radiation MSWord / PDF | 8 |
| Radiation Concentration Game MSWord / PDF | 9 (Sp. Ed.) |
| Super Heroes MSWord / PDF | 8 (Sp. Ed.) |
| Radiation Sources MSWord / PDF | 6 |
| Detecting and Shielding Radiation MSWord / PDF | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Ionizing Radiation MSWord / PDF | 5,6,7,8 |
| Radiation: What? Where From? What Formed? MSWord / PDF | 3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Understanding the Atom MSWord / PDF | 4,5,6,7,8 |
RADIOACTIVE DECAY |
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| Decay Simulation MSWord / PDF | 9,10 |
| Observing Decay MSWord / PDF | 7 |
| Alpha & Beta Decay Role Play MSWord / PDF | 4,5,6,7,8 |
| Fossil Dating MSWord / PDF | 9 |
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM |
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| Wavelengths and Frequency MSWord / PDF | 8 |
| Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation MSWord / PDF | 6,7 |
| Spectrum and Gamma Rays MSWord / PDF | 7 |
FOOD IRRADIATION |
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| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly MSWord / PDF | 7,8,9,10,11,12 |
| You Say Potato, I Say Pota-NO MSWord / PDF | 8 |
| Potato Lab MSWord / PDF | 7 |
| Family Picnic MSWord / PDF | 6 |
| Plants and Seed Production MSWord / PDF | 5 |
RADON |
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| Existence Risk and Remediation MSWord / PDF | 9 |
| Home Detectors MSWord / PDF | 9,10,11,12 |
NUCLEAR POWER |
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| How a Nuclear Power Plant Works MSWord / PDF | 7,8 |
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS |
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| Smoking and Ionizing Radiation MSWord / PDF | 8 |
NUCLEAR MEDICINE |
|
| Benefits of Radioactivity in Medical Diagnosis MSWord / PDF | 6,7,8,9 |
SITING A HAZARDOUS FACILITY |
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| Wanted, A Good Home MSWord / PDF | 8 |
| Radioactive Waste Storage MSWord / PDF | 6,7,8 |
We welcome comments AND copies of lesson plans that you have used successfully and would like to share with your fellow teachers. Please submit comments and plans to ed.truskowski@dep.state.nj.us.
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Last updated October 2002