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objectives
objectives
- Demonstrate understanding of Background Radiation
- Describe and explain practical uses of ɑ-particles, β-particles and 𝛄-rays
- Recall the effects of Ionising Radiation on Living Things
- Describe how radioactive materials are handled, stored and used in a safe way
Background Radiation
Background Radiation
Radiation is always present in the environment. We call this ‘background radiation’. There are many sources of background radiation, these include:
Radioactivity - Half Life and its uses
Radioactivity - Half Life and its uses
Different Nuclei emit Ionising Radiation at Different Rates as they are more or less stable.
Observe some of the Half-Lives of well known Radioisotopes in the table
half-life activity
half-life activity
Effects of Radiation on living things
Effects of Radiation on living things
Effects of Radiation on living things
Effects of Radiation on living things
dangers of radioactivity activity
dangers of radioactivity activity
Read the Following Link
Write a Newspaper Report aimed at breaking the news of the disaster the following day that includes:
- How to immediately reduce Radiation Exposure
- The Radioisotopes emitted and information about them (half-lives!)
- What happened at the plant
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