IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE
Outside of the Earth’s protective atmosphere, the International Space Station (ISS) is exposed to ionizing radiation and electromagnetic radiation. Ionizing radiation has so much energy it can literally knock the electrons out of any atom it strikes – ionizing the atom. In this activity, students will analyze the radiation that could cause problems on the International Space Station.
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure Educator Edition (PDF 418 KB)
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure Student Edition (PDF 91 KB)
Files for use with the TI-Nspire™
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure TI-Nspire Educator Edition (PDF 611 KB)
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure TI-Nspire Student Edition (PDF 210 KB)
Note: The following files are software specific files for Texas Instrument Nspire calculators.
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure TI-Nspire Document (TNS 219 KB)
› Ionizing Radiation Exposure TI-Nspire Document w/ Solutions (TNS 220 KB)
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- practice and review atomic physics concepts and equations;
- apply Planck’s constant;
- determine the deBroglie wavelength of a proton; and
- analyze the frequency of photons.