Challenge your advanced chemistry class with this handout. Learners will review all aspects of nuclear chemistry, from writing balanced nuclear equations to determining half-life. They perform calculations and read and label graphs. This...

Why do atoms break down? Scholars learn about radioactive decay as part of the larger Chemistry PowerPoints series. They differentiate between fission and fusion and alpha or beta particles, as well as gamma rays. Diagrams show how atoms...

How does ionizing radiation affect living cells? Learners explore the types of radiation using diagrams in a presentation that is part of the Chemistry PowerPoints series. They learn how alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays...

Young historians examine photos, letters, war posters, and other primary source documents to analyze the rationale for the Manhattan Project, determine why Oak Ridge was selected as a site for the Secret City, and study the contributions...

Thanks to this game, teaching isotopes will never be the same. Physical science scholars work their way toward understanding isotopes in an entertaining game. Pupils play rummy in groups while practicing good sportsmanship and creating...

Fossils ... from space? Science scholars discover evidence in a limestone quarry that helped researchers learn about a meteor shower that lasted hundreds of thousands of years through an interesting video from Brain Scoop's Fossils and...

What better way is there to learn about isotopes than to play with them? Chemistry students manipulate the number of protons and neutrons in a hands-on activity. Individuals try to score the largest number of points by collecting the...

Developed for the 100-year anniversary of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize, a book offers lessons and activities to interest scholars in chemistry. It is divided into modules, so you can pick information from each to create your own lesson...

Step into the strange world of antimatter with an entertaining, yet educational physics video. Follow along to see how recent developments in physics research have allowed scientists to begin learning more about these elusive particles.

Radiation has numerous real-world applications, some of which are relatively safe while others can be extremely hazardous. In this nuclear chemistry project, young scientists choose a practical use of nuclear reactions to research in...

By completing this worksheet, your advanced chemists will receive valuable practice in determining amounts of materials during radioactive decay. If you teach AP chemistry courses, this will be an appropriate resource for reinforcing...

This convenient handout will save you and your chemistry aces time. You will not need to prepare notes, and they will not need to consult their texts for future reference. Detailed notes on radioactive decay are provided and learners are...

Written for an advanced chemistry college course, this exam queries takers on nuclear chemistry topics. Short answer, true or false, labeling, and problem-solving questions are all included. Pupils also are required to draw molecular...

As a comprehensive review guide for a chemistry midterm exam, this lists concepts to study and provides problem-solving practice. The worksheet is applicable to most introductory chemistry courses. Please review it to make sure that all...

Go into depth with an investigation of fusion and fission area, how they work, the pros and cons and the many dangers of these reactions. The video also covers e = mc^2 and mass defects. 

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...

In this nuclear chemistry instructional activity, students complete 7 problems in which they write the chemical equations for different nuclear processes. Answers provided.

In this nuclear chemistry activity, learners evaluate data from concentration experiments on radioactive iodine. They graph the data, determine radioactive decay and half life for the element.

Teach the concept of stability in relation to nuclear chemistry with an instructional video that discusses the band of stability as well as radioactivity. Scholars examine the existence of different decay modes and how they develop.

Why does radiation occur? Learn the reason and the main types of radiation during this video lesson. Scholars discover the makeup of a radioactive atom and the effect of the different types of radiation. They then analyze and create...

Which bichemicals wash up on shore? Nucleotides! Presentation covers alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. Includes a comparison of fission versus fusion. Presentation is the second in a five-part series.