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PBS

Interview With Glenn Seaborg

For Students 9th - 10th
A great interview in which Dr. Seaborg discusses various aspects of Plutonium, the radioactive element he helped discover.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Absolute Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of radiometric or absolute dating of geological formations based on using the half-life of radioactive elements to figure out how old given rock layers are. A link on the left provides information about relative dating as...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive unit will take students up close and personal with the nuclei of atoms as they discover some of their more intimate process. These will include radioactive decay, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nist: Physics Measurement Laboratory: Marie Curie and the Nbs Radium Standards

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie and her work with radioactivity which earned her worldwide recognition and two Nobel Prizes. This gallery is organized into a "timeline" of significant events, from 1913 to the present, in which...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Physics (Combined Science)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of the topics and links to the Physics (Combined Science)courses offered in GCSE Bitesize and a list of contents of each. The topics include the following: Energy, Electricity, Matter, Radioactivity, Forces,...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Nuclear Fission

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze nuclear fission chain reactions and how to prevent them as well as explore ways to control nuclear reactions through these simulations.
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Nuclear Chemistry: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about nuclear energy as you listen to the audio book describing nuclear chemistry. View maps, examples, graphs, and pictures describing everything from electrons to beta emissions and more.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Toxicological Profile for Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is designed to inform people of the health risks associated with plutonium. It explains how a person might be exposed to the element, and what the effects might be.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Seaborgium

For Students 9th - 10th
Article summarizing the naming of this element.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nuclear Blast Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated document from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site examines the "zones of destruction" caused by nuclear weapons.
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: The Geiger Counter

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a Geiger counter is, how it is constructed, and how it works.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Visual Elements: Berkelium

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice summary of the basic facts known about berkelium. Easy to follow.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Safety at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Go inside a pharmaceutical company, and take a virtual tour of the safety signs you might find there. After the tour, students do a quick, interactive self-check activity. Printable review sheets may be used as a follow-up activity.
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PBS

The Dating Game: Radiocarbon Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of PBS-NOVA Online. An excellent explanation of how radiocarbon dating is done and why it works. Great material for earth science, history or biology classes.
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Other

Onco Link: Radiation Oncology

For Students 9th - 10th
This OncoLink page is a table of contents for information on Radiation Oncology. Includes description, treatment process information, and more.
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Atomic Archive

Nuclear Fusion: The Hydrogen Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Atomic Archive - the online companion to the award-winning CD-ROM. This page (and the couple that follow from it) describe the use of fusion reactions in a hydrogen bomb. A schematic diagram of an H-bomb is given and discussed....
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Other

Web ref.org: Radon

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice few sentences about radon, its properties and health/environmetal info. Links to technical terms and definitions within the article.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Nuclear Fission

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual representation and explanation of what happens during nuclear fission.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: William Henry Bragg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of Bragg. This site focuses primarily on his activities and accomplishments as a scientist.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Niels Bohr Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides this site about Niels Bohr's contributions to the world of physics, specifically his "investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." This biography includes information on...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebElements site provides a great deal of elemental information. There are audio files demonstrating the correct pronunciation of the element name, pictures showing the electron shells, and information on isotopes, properties and more.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Pierre Curie Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about Pierre Curie's (1859-1906 CE) work with radiation and contributions to the world of science, which earned him The Novel Prize in Physics, an award he shared with Henri Becquerel and Marie Curie.

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