Monday, February 25, 2019

Radiation and Electricity Lessons

In this post, I am collecting information, activities, and lesson plans for learning and teaching about radiation.  When I find something new, I will be updating the post so, check back every once-in-awhile, to see if there is anything new and feel free to put any resources that you may know about in the comment section.

Four stories about George de Hevesy (1885-1996)
https://www.orau.org/ptp/articlesstories/hevesy.htm

STEM Resources - Department of Energy - The Harnessed Atom
https://www.energy.gov/ne/information-resources/stem-resources

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a free handbook written about how to protect your family and yourself from the hazards of radon:
https://www.epa.gov/radon/citizens-guide-radon-guide-protecting-yourself-and-your-family-radon
In addition to this information, the EPA also has resources on radiation:
https://www.epa.gov/radiation
There are also some teaching and learning activity resources at RadTown, the EPA's source for radiation education, including classroom materials:
https://www.epa.gov/radtown

Here is a textbook scavenger hunt on the subject of electricity, which is right here on my blog:
https://cavalierscience.blogspot.com/2020/03/textbook-scavenger-hunt-electricity.html

I like to keep the information on my blog up-to-date, so if there are any links that you discover are not working, please let be know by making a comment and I will try to find a way to update the information.