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Lesson Plan: Radioactivity Chemistry • First Year of Secondary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to explain the concept of radioactivity.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- outline the discovery of radioactivity,
- explain how different tests were used to discover the different rays,
- compare alpha, beta, and gamma radiations,
- distinguish between ionizing and nonionizing radiations,
- list uses of different types of ionizing and nonionizing radiations,
- explain the harmful effects of ionizing radiation.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- atomic structure,
- basic cellular biology.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the electromagnetic spectrum in detail,
- half-life,
- reactions of nuclear decay,
- positrons.
