News Clip0:42
Sky News

Handheld geiger counter in front of Chernobyl power plant

Higher Ed
CLEAN: Exterior close up shot of a hand held radiation monitor or 'Geiger Counter' showing a reading of background radiation with the Chernobyl Reactor 4 sarcophagus and memorial to vicitms of the 1986 disaster in the background on 10...
News Clip3:49
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Citizen scientists track radiation seven years after Fukushima

9th - Higher Ed
Beneath the elegant curves of the roof on the Seirinji Buddhist temple in Japan's Fukushima region hangs an unlikely adornment: a Geiger counter collecting real time radiation readings
Instructional Video10:55
Curated OER

Radiation and Radioactive Decay

9th - 12th
Mr. Andersen introduces viewers to the use of a Geiger Counter. He explains the fundamental forces behind nuclear radiation and differentiates alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. Finally, he teaches how to write nuclear equations. This...
Instructional Video3:55
Curated OER

Radioactive Isotopes

9th - 12th
A Geiger counter is used to detect emission of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. The teacher experiments to find out which materials block each of these forms of radiation. The camera is focused on the measuring instrument...