Nuclear Chemistry
We currently use SPECTECH ST-150 Nuclear Lab Stations. We also have Radiation Monitors from Vernier for use with a computer.
Inquiry-Based Labs
The Effects of Time, Distance, and Shielding on Nuclear Radiation / Teacher Notes
Isotopes of Pennies / Teacher Notes
Thickness Gauging / Teacher Notes
Procedural Labs
Determination of the Operating Voltage / Teacher Notes
The Effects of Time, Distance, and Shielding on Nuclear Radiation / Teacher Notes
*Half-Life of Barium-137m / Teacher Notes
Isotopes of Pennies / Teacher Notes
M&M’s® Half-Life Simulation / Teacher Notes
The Statistics of Counting / Teacher Notes
Thickness Gauging / Teacher Notes
Resources and Activities
Half-Life Determination: Graphical Method / Teacher Notes
Half-Life Problems / Teacher Notes
Nuclear Chemistry: An Introduction
Nuclear Equations / Teacher Notes
*Denotes advanced lab