Showing posts with label George de Hevesy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George de Hevesy. Show all posts

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.