Lesson Plan: Nuclear Reactions Chemistry • First Year of Secondary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to write and interpret nuclear reactions.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- explain the concept of nuclear stability,
- identify positron emission and electron capture,
- compare nuclear and chemical reactions,
- give examples of transmutation reactions,
- define transuranium elements.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- different forms of ionizing radiation,
- the properties and locations of subatomic particles.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the half-life of radioactive substances.
