Do You Know Your 3 R's?
Radiation, Radioactivity, and Radon
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The newest DESP module is an integrated science curriculum that addresses the physical sciences - what is radiation and radioactivity (alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, radioactive decay); the earth sciences - what earth materials are radioactive; and the biological sciences - what effect does radon gas have on human health. Teachers are able to obtain the "Do You Know Your 3 R's? Radiation, Radioactivity, And Radon" curriculum notebook and have access to the module check-out resource kits by attending a teacher training workshop. Teachers attending the training workshop not only do the "hands-on" activities in the three-week module, but they will also hear lectures by experts in the field of radiation and will take a field trip related to the topic. Teacher resource kits, which contain all of the necessary materials (including Geiger counter, radiation sources, etc.) to teach the unit, will be available on a loan basis to check out.
******************** Module Outline Unit 1: What Is Radiation? Unit 2: What Is Radioactivity?
The development and marketing of this module has been sponsored by grants from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To date, 127 teachers from seven states have received this training.
Teachers interested in having a radiation, radioactivity, or radon specialist visit their classroom may contact the Central Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Health Physics Society.
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