Watch alpha particles escape from a polonium nucleus, causing radioactive alpha decay. See how random decay times relate to the half life. Java required.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What radioactive decay is and the three different types. How it changes one element to another and its dangers.

This article from Khan Academy provides information about radioactive decay. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).

[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.

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.

[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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of radioactive decay.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of radioactive decay.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about exponential decay functions.

Explains how scientists can tell when radiation has been leaked, how to read a decay graph, what we mean by a half-life, and what carbon dating is.

A simple experiment where pennies are thrown, then half are removed, to simulate how radioactive decay works.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Distinguish between exponential growth and exponential decay.

Find a quick, concise explanation of exponential decay in several different settings. An example is given and clearly explained for each of those settings.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how and why gamma decay occurs, what gamma rays are, and why gamma radiation is the most harmful.

The tutorial explores exponential growth and decay. Definitions, formulas, and example problems are included in the learning resource.

Via this interactive SIMS experiment, students will grasp better understanding of decay in alpha particles and their relationship to half life. Lessons and teacher tips included.

Observe exponential decay with the classic M&M lab, here written up and ready to go. At the end, the author intends for students to send equations and data to the teacher via TI-Navigator, but this step can done on paper if the...

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, learners then 'date' the shampoo....

Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.

In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! to model exponential growth and decay.

An interactive turtorial on beta decay. Very readable and has a little extra for the advanced student.

This is a lesson plan involving the simulation of the radioactive decay of an imaginary substance.

In this question set, students use exponential growth and decay functions to solve problems about compound interest, population growth, investments, and half-life. Solutions and explanations are provided for these problems.

This lesson gives examples of how first order differentials apply to radioactive decay.