Material title
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File Name |
Material type |
Time Needed |
Teacher edition
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Student edition
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Additional Resources
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Priority of content |
MI Content Expectations |
Instructor's Introduction
Includes common initial ideas and correlation to national standards. |
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prep |
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| "Nova Dirty Bomb" |
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Class Video Activity |
5 min |
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| Bulgarian boarder crossing case |
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Scenario |
10 min |
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| Nuclear Science Vocabulary |
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Assignment |
HW plus review time |
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Presentation |
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Classroom Procedure for Radioactive Sources
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Class discussion
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10 min |
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Safety Poster
HPS Document
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essential |
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| Detecting Invisible Ionizing-Radiation |
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Investigation |
30 min |
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SetupGuide
Manufacturer Site |
core for standards |
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| Exploring Nuclear Decay |
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Computer Activities |
20 min or HW |
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What's in the countertops?
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Scenario |
10 min |
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Using a GM Radiation Monitor
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Investigation |
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SetupGuide
Manufacturer Site |
essential |
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Measuring Low-level radiation
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Investigation |
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| What other Detectors Do Nuclear Forensic Professionals Use? |
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Audio Activity
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| Radiation in Everyday Life |
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Video |
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| Port of Entry “Everyday Radiation” Incidents |
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Scenario |
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| Sources of Everyday Radiation |
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Assignment |
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| Testing “Everyday” Items for Radioactivity |
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Investigation |
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core for standards |
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| Comparing Background
Radiation to Radioactive Sources |
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Investigation |
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Presentation |
core for standards |
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| What is your yearly radiation exposure? |
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Activity |
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Measuring Radiation Exposure
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Class Video Activity |
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Locating Hidden Radiation Sources
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Scenario
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Characteristics of Radiation |
core for standards |
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Factors that Affect Detection of Radiation
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Investigations
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Shielding
Distance |
Characteristics of Radiation
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core for standards |
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| Nuclear Science Review |
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Worksheet |
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Gamma Spectroscopy
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Class Activity
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Presentation |
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| Border Crossing Cases
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Scenario
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Presentation
spectrum catalog |
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| Half-life of 137Ba |
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Investigation |
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core for standards |
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| Understanding Half-lives |
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Investigation
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core for standards |
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| Half-life simulations |
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Computer Activities
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This is the Teaching Nuclear Science through Nuclear Forensics Applications curriculum website. The complete Teacher Edition