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NASA

MASS, MASS – Who Has the MASS? Analyzing Tiny Samples

For Students 9th - 12th
What is it worth to you? A hands-on activity asks groups to collect weights of different combinations of coins and calculate weighted averages. They use the analysis to understand the concept of an isotope to finish the third activity in...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Utah Open Textbook: Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
Technology can help save money and add convenience. The resource offers a free textbook for a complete Chemistry course. The text begins with a review of the scientific method and continues to explain topics such as chemical bonding,...
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American Institute of Physics

African Americans and the Manhattan Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A lesson about the Manhattan Project will explode young physicists' understanding of the racial attitudes in the United States during and after World war II. Groups select an African American scientist or technician that worked on the...
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NASA

Analyzing Tiny Samples Using a Search for the Beginning Mass Spectrometry

For Students 9th - 12th
Teach the basics of mass spectrometry with a hands-on lesson. The fourth in a series of six lessons explores how mass spectrometry measures the ionic composition of an element. Learners then compare and contrast relative abundance and...
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Curated OER

Radiation Lab

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this radiation instructional activity, students use a data table to determine what kind of radiation is being emitted by unknown sources. This instructional activity has 3 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Nuclear-Powered Space Probes

For Students 7th - 10th
In this space probes worksheet, students read about radioisotope thermoelectric generators and how they work. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 9th - 12th
In this rocks activity, students review the process of absolute dating of rocks and compare it to the relative dating process. This activity has 16 fill in the blank questions.
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Curated OER

Dangers of Radiation Exposure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sources of high-energy radiation and calculate student exposure to ionizing radiation over the past year.
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Curated OER

Radiation vs. Shielding

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this radiation worksheet, students compare the effects of shielding on radiation on known isotopes. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

The Uses of Radiation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
No visual aids, no activities, and no demonstrations accompany this plan. What you will find, is background information for a short lecture on the use of isoptopic radiation in the medical field and in our everyday lives. Should you...
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Curated OER

Nuclear Decay

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nuclear decay worksheet, students read about alpha and beta decay and the isotopes formed by the reactions. Students solve nine problems including writing the equations for the decay of radioactive isotopes, identifying the...
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Curated OER

Color Coding the Periodic Table

For Students 8th - 11th
In this periodic table worksheet, students color code the periodic table to show groups of elements, the states of elements, if they are man-made or synthetic elements, if they are radioactive and the number of electrons in their outer...
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Science 4 Inquiry

Layers and Laws: The Law of Superposition and Index Fossils

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What can layers of rock teach us about the climate? Young scientists solve a mystery about who stole a cookie by applying the law of superposition. Then, they apply the same concept to solve a more difficult mystery, trying to determine...
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Curated OER

The Chernobyl Accident

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders see that the Chernobyl Accident of 1986 was caused by a poorly developed experiment in a nuclear power plant. They explain the purpose of a nuclear power plant and determine the health effects that radioactivity causes.
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Curated OER

Dating Popcorn

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students simulate the dating process with popcorn. In this geology lesson, students discuss how geologist find the age of rocks by gauging the amount of decay of radioactive elements. They have 6 bags of popcorn and each group microwaves...
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Curated OER

Ice Core Clues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation on the information they research about the ice cores and what they tell us about Earth's past. In this ice core lesson plan, students research radioactivity, air pollution, sodium, snowfall...
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Curated OER

Problem Based Inquiry Learning

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research Nuclear Energy and Radioactivity, how is this form of energy used for the good of mankind in solving the energy crisis and the hazardous aspect of using this form of energy. They cooperatively work in groups to...
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Curated OER

Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nuclear chemistry learning exercise, students solve nine decay problems. They determine what forms in each problem given the radioactive element.
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Curated OER

What Do People Know About Radon?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this radon worksheet, young scholars read a short newspaper article about radon. Students complete 7 pages of exercises about the article. Young scholars answer questions, define words, conduct a survey and tally the data.
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Curated OER

What Is A Dirty Bomb?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read an article about dirty bombs and then use a worksheet as a discussion guide to consider surrounding issues. They use balloons, cornstarch and iron fillings to demonstrate the possible impact of a dirty bomb.
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Curated OER

Energy Resources Scavenger Hunt

For Students 6th - 8th
For this environment worksheet, students complete each of the statements with its correct energy resource. They identify and name various types of plants and rocks. Students also identify and explain how fertilizer works and how it can...
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Curated OER

Energy and Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, high schoolers review atomic number and mass number of atoms plus what happens when an atom is radioactive. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank and 9 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Bellwork April 12-16

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork activity, students answer questions about the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. They answer questions about fossils, half life, and radioactive material.
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Curated OER

How Does Probability Relate to Radon?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read an article about probability and radon. They practice using a hand held geiger counter to understand the properties of radiation and radioactivity. They identify the harmful and helpful effects of radiation as well.

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