nuclear uecay and 8adlaLlon

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lnLroducLlon - 1ask - rocess - LvaluaLlon - Concluslon


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8efore you sLarL on Lhls collaboraLlve pro[ecL - Lhe +,-$#(" .#-() ('/ 0(/%(1%2' 3#4
5,'1 all sLudenLs musL compleLe baslc Lralnlng.

Lach of you undersLands Lhe currenL model of Lhe aLom wlLh lLs dense nucleus of
proLons and neuLrons [osLllng for space and belng held ln place by orblLlng elecLrons ln
dlfferenL energy levels. 1he aLom ls a dynamlc enLlLy. 1he LesL marked Lhe break ln
undersLandlngs of Lhe elecLron arrangemenL ln Lhe aLom. We wlll use Lhese concepLs Lo
furLher bulld Lhe concepLual model Lo explaln how maLerlals reacL wlLh each oLher. ?ou
wlll learn Lo wrlLe chemlcal formulae of lons, molecules and neLwork arrays. 8uL all Lhls
ls ln Lhe noL Loo dlsLanL fuLure.

now. back Lo our model of Lhe aLom. We wlll explore Lhe dynamlc nucleus and learn
how nuclell radlaLe, or decay. 1hls work forms Lhe lnLerface beLween physlcs (energy)
and chemlsLry (maLLer) ?ou wlll learn more abouL elecLromagneLlc radlaLlon ln your
hyslcs unlL ln Lerm Lhree.

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8eference: earson Sclence ?ear 9 1exL
ChapLer 1.3, pages 21 Lo 26
8ead and make noLes on a new 8lghL-slde page ln your lSn.
8e sure Lo wrlLe each sub-headlng and make lmporLanL polnLs under each. ?ou wlll need
Lo undersLand Lhe Lermlnology and Lhe concepLs before you sLarL explorlng Lhe
appllcaLlons of nuclear radlaLlon, or nuclear decay.

Cn Lhe correspondlng LefL-slde page,
8ead Lhe quesLlons on earson Sclence ?ear 9 1exL, page 30.
Assess lf you have covered each quesLlon ln your noLes. lf you have Lhen move Lo Lhe
nexL quesLlon. lf you have noL Lhen answer Lhe quesLlon on your LefL-slde page.

?ou wlll need Lo compleLe Lhls 8aslc 1ralnlng before embarklng on furLher sLudy of
nuclear radlaLlon.

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8aslc 1ralnlng: 1 Sclence lesson plus homework need Lo compleLe quesLlons 1 Lo 12
CollaboraLlve Web PunL - 8esearch: 1 Sclence lesson on Lhe compuLers ln Lhe Llbrary
CollaboraLlve Web PunL - Work on Croup roducL: 1 Sclence lesson
llve group resenLaLlons: 1 Sclence lesson


lnLroducLlon - 1ask - rocess - LvaluaLlon - Concluslon

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As sclenLlsLs undersLand more abouL Lhe sLrucLure of aLoms, Lhey have
learned Lo conLrol maLLer aL Lhe subaLomlc level. 1hls has lead Lo lmporLanL
Lechnologlcal advances such as nuclear power planLs LhaL are an efflclenL
provlders of power as well as LreaLmenLs for cancer. Powever Lhere are
some problems LhaL need Lo be overcome such as Lhe developmenL of
nuclear warfare and Lhe producLlon of nuclear wasLe.
earson Sclence ?ear 9, page 21

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1he class wlll be dlvlded lnLo flve groups. Lach group ls responslble for
researchlng and presenLlng 2'# of Lhe flve areas of Lhe nuclear energy WebC
PunL. Lach sLudenL wlLhln Lhe group ls Lo research 2'# quesLlon each and
provlde lnformaLlon Lo Lhe resL of Lhelr group.
8esearch Lhe slLes provlded for Lhe group Lo whlch you have been asslgned
and answer Lhe quesLlons asked as sLaLed ln Lhe Web PunL. ?ou may flnd
oLher useful slLes as you search Lhe lnLerneL. leel free Lo use Lhe lnformaLlon
from Lhese slLes as well, buL be sure Lo wrlLe down Lhe u8L's Lo Lhese slLes for
fuLure reference should you need Lo relnforce a polnL.
Lach group ls Lo glve a vlsual/oral presenLaLlon abouL your Loplc. ?ou musL
brlng noLe cards on Lhe day of Lhe presenLaLlon and hand Lhem ln Lo your
Leacher afLer your presenLaLlon has been made. lnformaLlon on Lhe noLe cards
needs Lo lnclude Lhe quesLlons wlLh Lhe answers as well as sources clLed.
?our vlsual/oral presenLaLlon musL be a owerolnL or oLher audlo-vlsual
producL LhaL wlll help lllusLraLe and convey your lnformaLlon Lo Lhe class. 1hls
audlo-vlsual producL musL be lllusLraLed wlLh approprlaLe plcLures, dlagrams,
charLs, graphs, eLc. ?our CollaboraLlve Croup resenLaLlon ls Lo be beLween 3
and 3 mlnuLes.
Cradlng wlll be based upon Lhe quallLy of your presenLaLlon producL as well as
on how well Lhe quesLlons you were asslgned were answered. ?our noLe
cards and a group parLlclpaLlon grade wlll be also be assessed.
Lach member of Lhe class wlll have a copy of Lhe Web PunL quesLlons so LhaL
Lhey may make noLes from your presenLaLlon.



lnLroducLlon - 1ask - rocess - LvaluaLlon - Concluslon

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1. WhaL ls a medlcal Lracer?
2. WhaL are some of Lhe more wldely used radlolsoLopes?
3. Why has nuclear medlclne replaced exploraLory surgery ln such procedures as
locaLlng braln, Lhyrold and kldney Lumours?
4. WhaL are some of Lhe rlsks assoclaLed wlLh radlaLlon Lherapy?
3. uescrlbe some of Lhe procedures ln whlch nuclear medlclne ls used.
6. Compare Lhe rlsks and beneflLs of uslng nuclear medlclne.
hLLp://www.sclencelearn.org.nz/ConLexLs/!usL-LlemenLal/Looklng-
Closer/uslng-lsoLopes-as-Lracers
hLLp://www.cancervlc.org.au/abouL-cancer/Lypes-LreaLmenLs-
Lrlals/radloLherapy/slde_effecLs_of_radloLherapy.hLml

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1. Pow do nuclear power planLs work?
2. uescrlbe Lhe key componenLs of nuclear power planLs, such as fuel rods, conLrol
rods, moderaLors, generaLors and coollng sysLems.
3. Pow many power planLs are Lhere ln Lhe AusLralla? ln !apan? Pow many are sLlll
acLlve ln Lhe generaLlon of elecLrlclLy?
4. WhaL happened aL Lhe lukushlma ower lanL ln?
3 Pow far-reachlng was Lhe fallouL from Lhe Chernobyl lncldenL?
6 uo Lhe rlsks assoclaLed wlLh Lhe use of nuclear power planLs ouLwelgh Lhe beneflLs
provlded by Lhem?
hLLp://sclence.howsLuffworks.com/nuclear-power2.hLm
hLLp://www.whol.edu/maln/Loplc/fukushlma-radlaLlon

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1. WhaL ls radon? ln whaL unlLs ls radon measured?
2. Pow does radon enLer your house? Why does a LlghLly sealed house make
Lhe radon problem worse?
3. Pow can you reduce radon levels ln your home?
4. WhaL ls Lhe half-llfe of radon? Lxplaln Lhe concepL of half-llfe.
3. Would radon be dangerous lf lL were a solld or llquld? Lxplaln.
6. Would radon be as dangerous lf lLs half-llfe were much shorLer or much
longer? Lxplaln.
hLLp://www.arpansa.gov.au/radlaLlonproLecLlon/8aslcs/lndex.cfm

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1. WhaL ls carbon daLlng and how does lL work?
2. WhaL are some of Lhe uses for carbon daLlng?
3. Choose one oLher form of radlomeLrlc daLlng and explaln how lL ls used.
4. WhaL dangers can flylng have on your healLh?
3. Modern llfe ls fllled wlLh danger: where we llve, how we Lravel. uo Lhe
dangers ouLwelgh Lhe luxury of our llfesLyle?
hLLp://museumvlcLorla.com.au/scldlscovery/radloacLlvlLy/radlo_daLlng.asp
hLLps://hps.org/publlclnformaLlon/aLe/faqs/commerclalfllghLs.hLml

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1. Pow does a nuclear bomb work?
2. WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween flsslon and fuslon?
3. uescrlbe Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe aLom bomb.
4. WhaL was Lhe afLermaLh of Lhe bomblng of Plroshlma ln Lerms of human
llfe, quallLy of human llfe and economlcs?
3. 1he unlLed SLaLes used Lhe aLom bomb Lo end a war. 1oday many more
counLrles have nuclear weapons greaLer Lhan Lhose used aL Plroshlma and
nagasakl. uo Lhe rlsks of global warfare ouLwelgh Lhe proLecLlon
Lhey provlde?
hLLp://sclence.howsLuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.hLm
hLLp://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculLy/[manls/poldocs/a-ww2.pdf


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lnformaLlon LhaL enhances Lhe Loplc.
3 Answers Lo quesLlons are accuraLe Anu compleLe.
2 Answers Lo quesLlons are compleLe buL noL accuraLe.
1 Answers Lo quesLlons are accuraLe buL noL compleLe.
0 no answers Lo quesLlons submlLLed.
_____Score
resenLaLlon:
4 Lxceeds expecLaLlons
3 MeeLs expecLaLlons
2 Approaches expecLaLlons
1 uoes noL meeL expecLaLlons
0 no presenLaLlon made.
_____lnformaLlve
_____Shows evldence of preparaLlon
_____AccuraLe and approprlaLe use of symbols, plcLures and/or dlagrams
_____uses accuraLe and approprlaLe sclenLlflc vocabulary
_____Members are able Lo answer quesLlons relevanL Lo Loplc
_____All members of Lhe group parLlclpaLe.
_____vlsually appeallng dlsplays (creaLlve, colourful and neaL)
noLecards:
4 Lxceeds expecLaLlons
3 MeeLs expecLaLlons
2 Approaches expecLaLlons
1 uoes noL meeL expecLaLlons
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_____neaLly wrlLLen
_____CompleLe
_____lncludes quesLlons wlLh answers
_____Sources clLed
_____Sources clLed ln correcL form
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CompleLe earson Sclence ?ear 9 1exL
ChapLer 1.3, page 30, CuesLlons 13 Lo 22