Curated OER
To Renew, or Not to Renew
Students explore the various types of renewable energy. After reading articles, they discover the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy. They also explore the challenges to switch over to using more and more renewable energy...
Curated OER
Fallout!
High schoolers plot the locations of fallout from two disasters that polluted much of the world's air. They plot the ash fallout from the 1980 Mt. St. Helen's eruption to see what the wind patterns in the United States look like overall....
Curated OER
Air Pollution Over Where?
Students predict the movement of an air borne pollutant using their understanding of air currents. They determine which governments and/or communities should be contacted to be forewarned. They also explore the properties of their...
Curated OER
A Message in a Bottle
Students investigate the motion of water currents by mapping the possible movement of messages cast into the ocean in bottles.They accurately plot the appearance of bottles on a world map and illustrate the flow of an ocean current...
Curated OER
Excavating the Past
Students discover how palaeontologists conduct a dig for fossils and how they interpret the age of the fossils. In small groups, they prepare a "dig site" consisting of bones, rocks and soil layered in a cardboard box. They switch boxes...
Curated OER
Polishing the Petoskey
Pupils polish a Petoskey stone to show how to make an attractive rock display. For this polishing rocks lesson plan, students use sand paper and polishing materials to polish a rock and remove the rock dust. This is to display a nice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Radioactive Decay
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What radioactive decay is and the three different types. How it changes one element to another and its dangers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Radioactive Decay Types Article
This article from Khan Academy provides information about radioactive decay. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of radioactive decay.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of radioactive decay.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radioactive Decay Model
A simple experiment where pennies are thrown, then half are removed, to simulate how radioactive decay works.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Radioactive Decay
This lesson gives examples of how first order differentials apply to radioactive decay.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Teaching Radioactive Decay
This is a lesson plan involving the simulation of the radioactive decay of an imaginary substance.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Radioactive Decay Calculator
Learners will use this online Radioactive Decay Calculator to compute radioactive decay, timed decay, and timed solid disposal for a databank containing 116 isotopes. This calculator also features University of British Columbia disposal...
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Does Radioactive Decay Work?
Explains the processes of radioactive decay in primary and secondary modes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Teaching Radioactive Decay & Radiometric Dating
A laboratory activity that teaches the difficult concept of radioactive decay by means of a fluid (shampoo) flowing through holes from an upper to a lower beaker. Using the exponential decay equation, students then 'date' the shampoo....
Boise State University
Boise State: Nuclear Chemistry and Radiation: Types of Radioactive Decay
This article with embedded videos provides information about three main types of radioactive decay: alpha, beta, and gamma.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Nuclear Chemistry: Radioactive Decay
Given illustrations, symbols, or descriptions, students will balance nuclear equations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Radioactivity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains the types of radioactive decay and how to write nuclear equations. Includes simulations for learning about alpha and beta particle decay.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Radioactive Decay
In this activity students will use a mathematical model to study the process of radioactive decay in order to help understand how it can be used to determine the age of ancient earth materials.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Radioactive Decay 1
This Algebra Cruncher generates an endless number of practice problems for radioactive decay -- with solutions! Find how much will be left after a given amount of time.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Radioactive Decay 2
This Algebra Cruncher generates an endless number of practice problems for radioactive decay -- with hints and solutions! Find the half-life.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions /Radioactive Decay
A set of examples and exercises that show how to solve radioactive decay problems by using exponents and logarithms.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics I: Appendices: Selected Radioactive Isotopes
This is a chart showing Selected Radioactive Isotopes including: Decay Mode(s), Energy(MeV), y-Ray Energy(MeV), and more.