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In your home, there exists a radioactive element found in nuclear waste—in fact, likely there are multiple samples and they could save your life. Learn many other interesting facts about americium in the 118-part series about each element on the periodic table. Americium stars in the 95th episode.
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Instructional Ideas
- Share more detail about the Manhattan Project
- Highlight the origins of the name and the contrast of the pronunciation
Classroom Considerations
- Relies on prior knowledge of decay and other elements in the same period on the periodic table
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Discusses the risks and benefits of this synthetic element
- Relates an often unheard of element to everyday life
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- None