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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Half Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will explore the radioactive decay process in terms of balanced nuclear equations to discover the concept of half-life.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Half Life in Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by the half-life of a radioactive element and how it is calculated.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Calculus: Radioactivity and Half Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Apply the Law of Exponential Change to solve a "real-world" science problem. Formulas and examples are provided. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
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Science Struck

Science Struck: List of Radioactive Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about radioactivity, the different types of radioactive decay, isotopes, and half-life of a radioactive element. Includes a long chart listing radioactive elements, atomic number and mass number, decay type, and length of half-life.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Abram Garfield: Life Before the Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
James A. Garfield wasn't a president for very long before he was cut down by an assassin, but reading about his political life before his presidency gives a good look at his political life and his political strategy. It also shows the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Dating Game: Radioactive Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
In this media-rich essay from the NOVA: "Mystery of the First Americans" Web site, learn about the atomic structure of radioactive carbon and how it can be used to determine the age of organic remains, such as bones and teeth.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Bromine Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the chemical properties of bromine and what an isotope is. Presents a chart of bromine isotopes listing nuclide symbol, neutron number, isotopic mass, and half-life, as well as a second simpler chart with more bromine isotopes.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Religion: Henry David Thoreau

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Dating Popcorn

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use popcorn to simulate the process scientists use to date layers in an ice core.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: How Does Radioactive Decay Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the processes of radioactive decay in primary and secondary modes.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Cells on a Ceiling

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan site, each student is assigned a cell part to research, create, and place inside of a clear plastic drop cloth (the cell) the size of one-half of the classroom ceiling.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Alabama Biographies of the 20th Century

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will recognize and examine the lives of Alabamians who have impacted the lives of others and the history of the state with their notable contributions during the first half and last half of the twentieth century....
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Struggles of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how for much of the latter half of the 1800s, the life of the common laborer was horrendous. Working in a unsanitary factory, for at least 10 hours a day, making far less than needed to survive, the struggles of the...
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Northwestern University

Northwestern University: Edward S. Curtis's the North American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents over 2,000 prints from the work of the famed photographer,Edward S. Curtis, who recorded Native American dress, ceremonies, life, and culture representing over 80 tribes during the first half of the 20th...

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