Week 4 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
January 26 -30, 2015

Learning Goals: Compare/contrast main types of nuclear decay. Write nuclear equations by determining the mass numbers and atomic numbers of daughter products and emitted particles. Interpret the graph of a decaying radioactive isotope. Solve half-life problems.

 

Monday - Radioactivity ppt

HW: radioactivity wksht

Tuesday - Radioactive golf balls activity – introduce & build

HW: none

Wednesday - Radioactive golf balls activity – demonstrate devices, collect data

HW: lab write-up due 2/2

Thursday - Radioactive decay rates ppt

HW: half-life problems

Friday - Radioactive decay of m&m-ium lab

HW: lab graph and questions

NOTE: Radioisotope mini-posters due 2/1 and Radioactivity quiz 2/3