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OCRWM Curriculum Unit 2

Science, Society, and America's Nuclear Waste

IONIZING RADIATION

End Page, Title Page, Letter To Teachers & Notice To Educators

Text/Lessons
Unit Grid iii
Unit Guide v
Student Reader Introduction ix
The Cloud Chamber
Lesson Plan 1
Safe Use of Dry Ice - Background Notes 5
Cloud Chamber - Background Notes 5
The Cloud Chamber - Answers 7
Ionizing Radiation: Sources and Exposures
Lesson Plan 11
Radiation Exposure - Background Notes 16
Reading SR-1-14
Ionizing Radiation Exposure in the United States - Answers 17
Pennium-123
Lesson Plan 19
Pennium-123 - Answers 23
Half-Lives
Lesson Plan 25
Half-Life Measurements - Background Notes 27
Half-Lives - Answers 29
Unit Summary SR-15-16
Enrichment
Atoms and Isotopes Review
Lesson Plan 31
Reading SR-17-20
Atoms and Isotopes Review - Answers 35
Chemical Element Worktable - Answers 37
Radioactivity in Food - Answers 38
Jet Flight Exposure - Answers 40
Cosmic Radiation - Answers 41
Apollo Flight Exposure - Answers 42
Manmade Radiation Sources - Answers 43
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Lesson Plan 45
Reading SR-21-30
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation - Answers 51
Using Half-Lives - Answers 52
Radioactive Decay Series
Lesson Plan 61
Presenting Information on Radioisotopes: The "Chart of the Nuclides"- Background Notes 65
Reading SR-31-34
Atomic Transitions in the Natural Radioactive Decay Series - Answers 67
Chart of the Isotopes in the U-238, U-235, and Th-232 Decay Series Uranium-235 Series - Answers 68
Some Important Transitions in Spent Fuel
Lesson Plan 69
Some Decay Transitions in Spent Fuel - Background Notes 71
Chart of Some Important Transitions in Spent Fuel - Answers 73
Hazards of Some Isotopes in Spent Fuel Compared to the Hazard of Uranium Ore
Lesson Plan 75
Hazards of Some Isotopes in Spent Fuel Compared to the Hazard of Uranium Ore - Background Note 77
The Logorithmic Scale - Background Note 78
Hazards of Some Isotopes in Spent Fuel Compared to the Hazard of Uranium Ore - Answers 79
Glossary SR-35-38
Index SR-39-40
Bibliography SR-41
Transparency Masters/Activities
The Cloud Chamber - Activity 87
DNA Molecule - Transparency Master 91
Cancer Risk Versus Radiation Exposure - Transparency Master 93
Radiation Exposure Pathways - Transparency Master 95
Electromagnetic Spectrum - Transparency Master 97
Radiation Paths in Tissue - Transparency Master 99
Ionizing Radiation Exposure in the United States - Activity 101
Calculating Your Personal Radiation Exposure - Activity 103
Pennium-123 - Activity 105
Half-Lives - Activity 107
Atoms and Isotopes Review - Activity 109
The Chemical Elements and Isotopes 111
The Chemical Elements and Their Symbols 113
Periodic Table 115
Chemical Element Worktable - Activity 117
Radioactivity in Food - Activity 119
Jet Flight Exposure - Activity 123
Cosmic Radiation - Activity 125
Apollo Flight Exposure - Activity 127
Manmade Radiation Sources - Activity 129
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation - Activity 131
Using Half-Lives - Activity 133
Chart of the Isotopes in the U-238, U-235, and Th-232 Decay Series - Thorium-232 Series - Transparency Master 137
Atomic Transitions in the Natural Radioactive Decay Series - Activity 139
Chart of the Isotopes in the U-238, U-235, and Th-232 Decay Series - Thorium-232 Series - Activity 141
Chart of the Isotopes in the U-238, U-235, and Th-232 Decay Series - Uranium-235 Series - Activity 143
Chart of the Isotopes in the U-238, U-235, and Th-232 Decay Series - Uranium-238 Series - Activity 145
Table of Some Important Atomic Transitions in Spent Fuel 147
Chart of Some Important Isotopes in Spent Fuel - Activity 149
Hazards of Some Isotopes in Spent Fuel Compared to the Hazard of Uranium Ore - Transparency Master 151
Hazards of Some Isotopes in Spent Fuel Compared to the Hazard of Uranium Ore - Enrichment Activity 153
Metric and U.S. Unit Conversions 159
Unit Review Test
Test 163
Answers 167


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