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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Dangers and Uses of Radiation

For Students 7th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about sources of radiation in the environment, its dangers, and its uses.
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Other

Global Change: Mobile Phone Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
A video of Patrick Dixon explaining the possible dangers of radiation from mobile phones and a list of recent findings related to the controversy over whether or not mobile phone radiation causes damage to the brain, thereby increasing...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of energy transfer by radiation is discussed. An equation for calculating the rate of radiative energy transfer is provided. Variables in the equation are explained. An interactive form allows for problem-solving practice...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Blackbody Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for the HyperPhysics site. This page includes a concept map of links to pages that contain information related to blackbody radiation. Each individual page consists of informative graphics and clear explanations.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Absorption and Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Different surfaces absorb and radiate radiation at different rates. In this activity you will analyze the absorption and radiation rates of two surfaces by monitoring the temperature changes of each of them.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Radiation Cooling of Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the means by which the body regulates its temperature. The role of radiation in this process is explained. An equation for calculating the rate at which energy is transferred by radiation is presented. Also, an interactive...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Florida State University provides an informational page on electromagnetic radiation discusses the characteristics and properties of its many forms including X-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet radiation, infrared...
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Space Applications: Radiation Induced Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of radiation belts, or Van Allen belts, in space above the surface of the earth.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Dirty Bomb: Sources of Radiation

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive, learn about sources of both beneficial and harmful radiation which exist in many forms all around us.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Light and Electromagnetic Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
In discussing the findings of James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday, this site reveals information and formulas related to electromagnetic radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Blackbody Radiation Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this simulation change the temperature range displayed to measure blackbody radiation intensity.
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Healthline Media

Medical News Today: What Is Radiation?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the use of radiation in medicine, and how it is used for medical imaging and treatment for other medical conditions.
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Career as a Radiation Therapist

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as a Radiation Therapist is profiled.Included: Radiation Therapist overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Adaptive Radiation: Darwin's Finches

For Students 9th - 10th
Finches on the Galapagos Islands have evolved to exploit almost every possible niche. This diagram shows the range of food sources available on the island and the different beak shapes adapted to exploit each of them. Includes background...
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Yale University

Yale Avalon Project: Radiation Injuries in Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from Yale provides detailed information about the radiation sickness that swept through the bombed areas of Japan after WWII. Detailed and thorough analysis.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Blackbody Radiation: Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulation of the blackbody radiation curves of Planck demonstrating the effect of changing the frequency or the wavelength.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With the help of simple, teacher-led demonstration activities, students learn the basic concepts of heat transfer by means of conduction, convection, and radiation. Students then apply these concepts as they work in teams to solve two...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Nuclear Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the characteristics of radioactive emissions, and then complete equations involving radioactive decay when given pertinent information.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Acute Radiation Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about acute radiation sickness, also known as acute radiation syndrome.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: About Radiation Emergencies

For Students 9th - 10th
Frequently asked questions about radiation that answer how to protect yourself in a radiation emergency, what happens during an exposure, and how exposures usually occur.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Thermal Radiation

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How thermal energy is transferred by thermal radiation and sources of thermal radiation.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Radiation Emergencies What Should I Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
When and how to shelter in place during a radiation emergency.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Radiated Tortoise O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the radiated tortoise.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Radiation at Highest Level Since Meltdown

For Students 9th - 10th
The Japanese nuclear plant has to begin a lengthy decommissioning project. Concerns are growing over the radiation levels that have been rising since the plant's meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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