Radioactivity and nuclear chemistry, transmutation of elements and isotopes, calculating half lives and radioactive decay. Introduce these concept and more with a video on carbon dating. The show concludes with an explanation of spontaneous fission.

Concepts

nuclear chemistry, radioactivity, elements, isotopes, half lives, radioactive decay, fission

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a KWL chart about radioactivity
• Create an outline to help with note taking

Classroom Considerations

• Requires prior knowledge of atoms
• The 38th video in a series of 46

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Highlights vocabulary throughout
• Great for either a traditional or flipped classroom
• Includes closed captioning to help pupils understand the material

Cons

• None