Atoms Day 7 "Half Life"
Our topic for the day: "How fast does radioactivity happen? We'll cover:
- The concept of half-life and what it means,
- How to read and make a graph of the decay of a radioactive isotope.
We'll also play a round of the game "Nuclear Quest".
If you missed this class, watch the first two videos while taking notes on it. Read the pages in the Blue book, download both worksheets, do Old Gold. Come in and borrow the Nuclear Quest game and play a round....bring a friend so you'll have someone to play with! Finish the Nuclear Quest worksheet. Hand in your notes and both worksheets.
Homework- Read Green Lesson 15 "Nuclear Quest" pp. 73-77 - Read Blue pp. 756-757 - Do worksheet Lesson 15 "Nuclear Quest" (in class with your game-group) - Do worksheet Lesson 16 "Old Gold"
Lesson 15 "Nuclear Quest"
Lesson 16 "Old Gold"
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For your viewing pleasure:Nice little review on how to write nuclear equations. Get your periodic table out first.... Good basic intro to what half life is and how it works: Ditto, but more math than we need. What the heck..... |