Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs How to Get a Date for Episode
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...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1890 1899
Scientists discover and probe x-rays and radioactivity, while inventors compete to build the first radio.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists can use radioactive decay to find the age of certain materials.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Isotopes of Carbon
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....
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Exponential Decay
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating
[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.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Halflife
An interactive tutorial on half life. Very readable and has a little extra for the advanced student.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Nuclear Chemistry
This online textbook chapter provides learners with advanced-level material on acids and bases.
Other
Cal State: Half Life a Useful Concept
A visual description of the concept of half life. Complete with an interactive graph.
Crescent Public Schools
Cresecent Public Schools: Nuclear Chemistry
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Isotopes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of isotopes, how they are named and their stability.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Dating Popcorn
In this activity, students use popcorn to simulate the process scientists use to date layers in an ice core.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Characteristics of Various Therapeutic Radioisotopes
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz on the characteristics of various therapeutic radioisotopes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mcat: Physical Processes: Atomic Nucleus: Decay Graphs and Half Lives Article
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.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Actinide Series of Metals
Take a look at the actinide series comprised of all radioactive elements on the periodic table.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Radioactive Decay: Writing Chemical Equations
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the provided symbols to generate and build chemical equations. Then answer one multiple choice challenge question about the topic.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Modeling Exponential Decay Using Logarithms
Radioactive decay is a real-life example of exponential decay. This site solves an example problem by using the exponential decay equation.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Gamma Decay
A brief explanation of the process of gamma decay is provided.
Other
Georgia Perimeter College: Radiometric Dating Assignment
This educational resource provides information to help students understand the concept of half life.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Isotopes
Study the science of isotopes in chemistry including naming isotopes, hydrogen, examples, fun facts, unstable, and stable on this site.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Immunology: Introduction to Elisa Activity
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.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Alpha Decay
Watch alpha particles escape from a polonium nucleus, causing radioactive alpha decay. See how random decay times relate to the half life. Java required.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
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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