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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Radioactive Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson gives examples of how first order differentials apply to radioactive decay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Nuclear Chemistry: Radioactive Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, symbols, or descriptions, students will balance nuclear equations.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Teaching Radioactive Decay & Radiometric Dating

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A laboratory activity that teaches the difficult concept of radioactive decay by means of a fluid (shampoo) flowing through holes from an upper to a lower beaker. Using the exponential decay equation, students then 'date' the shampoo....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Radioactivity

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains the types of radioactive decay and how to write nuclear equations. Includes simulations for learning about alpha and beta particle decay.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Nuclear Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will understand how radioactivity involves a change in the nucleus of a radioisotope and calculate the conversion of mass to energy...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Exponential Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about exponential decay in real-world situations. Problems involve the application of depreciation of an asset and radioactive decay. Learn to apply exponential decay equations and interpret graphs.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Beta Decay

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why beta decay occurs, its dangers, beta-minus and beta-plus decay and how to write a balanced nuclear equation for beta decay.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Radioactive Decay: Writing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the provided symbols to generate and build chemical equations. Then answer one multiple choice challenge question about the topic.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Nuclear Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the characteristics of radioactive emissions, and then complete equations involving radioactive decay when given pertinent information.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Half Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will explore the radioactive decay process in terms of balanced nuclear equations to discover the concept of half-life.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Alpha Decay

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why alpha decay occurs, its dangers and how to write a balanced nuclear equation for alpha decay.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Modeling Exponential Decay Using Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th
Radioactive decay is a real-life example of exponential decay. This site solves an example problem by using the exponential decay equation.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Radioactive Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine actual radioactive decay data collected in an honors chemistry class to find an equation which best fits the data and allows a person to predict the count after certain periods of time have elapsed. Students review all...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Nuclear Energy: Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter study guide about nuclear energy allows viewers to discover the main points of nuclear energy. Learn how to write nuclear equations, draw nuclide symbols, learn how nuclear energy is a major source of energy worldwide.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: A Matter of Half Life and Death

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the topic of exponential decay and half-life. The lesson is built around Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, and it's declining radioactivity over the course...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Logarithmic Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Logarithmic word problems generally involve evaluating a given logarithmic equation at a given point, and solving for a given variable; they're pretty straightforward. This resource contains worked examples to demonstrate the reasoning...