Green glow of radiation
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Coming into contact with a large dose of radiation is known to be hazardous. But will it make you light up like a car dashboard at night? Some anecdotes that will engage the students to learn about radioactivity while dispelling a few myths.
© 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
NSW syllabus outcomes
(SC5-16CW) explains how models, theories and laws about matter have been refined as new scientific evidence becomes available
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSSU177) All matter is made of atoms which are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons; natural radioactivity arises from the decay of nuclei in atoms
(ACSHE157) Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community
(ACSHE160) People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions
More information
- Resource type:
- Sound
- ScOT topics:
- Radioactivity, Gamma rays, Radium
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- ABC - Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science
- Publisher:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Date created:
- Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Resource ID: a5f090bf-f504-4993-9b8c-32fc91fbe619