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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs How to Get a Date for Episode

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn how to estimate time of death by using a lab that models carbon dating and radioactive decay. Activity pages complete with calculator keystroke instructions and screenprints are included in this lesson plan based on...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1890 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists discover and probe x-rays and radioactivity, while inventors compete to build the first radio.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists can use radioactive decay to find the age of certain materials.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Isotopes of Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of carbon and what an isotope is. Presents a chart of carbon isotopes listing nuclide symbol, atomic weight, half-life, and nuclear spin, as well as a second chart listing radioactive carbon isotopes....
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Exponential Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about exponential decay in real-world situations. Problems involve the application of depreciation of an asset and radioactive decay. Learn to apply exponential decay equations and interpret graphs.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Elaborates on radioactive decay as a tool for determining the age of certain minerals and other materials, including the limits of the technique.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Halflife

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive tutorial on half life. Very readable and has a little extra for the advanced student.
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Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This online textbook chapter provides learners with advanced-level material on acids and bases.
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Other

Cal State: Half Life a Useful Concept

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual description of the concept of half life. Complete with an interactive graph.
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Crescent Public Schools

Cresecent Public Schools: Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This high school level lesson on Nuclear Chemistry asks students to read the text, link to other resources, interpret graphs and examples, and complete a provided homework assignment.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Isotopes

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of isotopes, how they are named and their stability.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Characteristics of Various Therapeutic Radioisotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz on the characteristics of various therapeutic radioisotopes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mcat: Physical Processes: Atomic Nucleus: Decay Graphs and Half Lives Article

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how scientists can tell when radiation has been leaked, how to read a decay graph, what we mean by a half-life, and what carbon dating is.
Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Actinide Series of Metals

For Students 5th - 9th
Take a look at the actinide series comprised of all radioactive elements on the periodic table.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Radioactive Decay: Writing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the provided symbols to generate and build chemical equations. Then answer one multiple choice challenge question about the topic.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Modeling Exponential Decay Using Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th
Radioactive decay is a real-life example of exponential decay. This site solves an example problem by using the exponential decay equation.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Gamma Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the process of gamma decay is provided.
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Other

Georgia Perimeter College: Radiometric Dating Assignment

For Students 9th - 10th
This educational resource provides information to help students understand the concept of half life.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Isotopes

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the science of isotopes in chemistry including naming isotopes, hydrogen, examples, fun facts, unstable, and stable on this site.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Immunology: Introduction to Elisa Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on the principle of antibody-antibody interaction, this ELISA test for HIV detection allows for easy visualization of results and can be completed without the additional concern of radioactive materials use.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Alpha Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch alpha particles escape from a polonium nucleus, causing radioactive alpha decay. See how random decay times relate to the half life. Java required.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Medicine Technologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Nuclear medicine offers a look into the body that x-rays can't show. The nuclear medicine technologist is responsible for admininistering the the various tests that are afforded by nuclear medicine. The technologist can also be the one...

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