Enduring Understandings:
1. Chemical and physical properties of matter can be explained by the structure and the arrangements of atoms, ions, or molecules, and the forces between them.
2. Energy changes accompany changes in matter.
Essential Questions:
1. How might nuclear science affect your life?
2. How are nuclear reactions different from chemical reactions?
Vocabulary:
Alpha (α) decay
Beta (β) decay
Half-life
Fusion
Fission