Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Radiation / Half Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The learners will evaluate their personal radiation dose. They will develop an understanding of the term radiation and how it relates to everyday life. The will simulate how radioactive material decays and apply the term half-life....
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Radioactive Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson consists of half-life problems for the students to work out.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radioactive Decay Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple experiment where pennies are thrown, then half are removed, to simulate how radioactive decay works.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Isotopic Dating Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will do research relating half-life and the age of radioactive substances on interesting topics.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Radioactivity and Radiation

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of radioactivity and radiation in chemistry including radioactive decay, types, measurements, half-life, and the dangers.
Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Modern Physics: Releasing Particles

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains basic information about radioactivity. Learn about half-life through text and video.
Activity
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.