ERIC Number: ED301444
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986
Reference Count: N/A
Nuclear Science Curriculum and Curriculum para la Ciencia Nuclear.
American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL.
This document presents a course in the science of nuclear energy, units of which may be included in high school physics, chemistry, and biology classes. It is intended for the use of teachers whose students have already completed algebra and chemistry or physics. Included in this paper are the objectives of this course, a course outline, a discussion of the time required to teach the course and how that time should be structured, specific learning objectives for each unit, a list of applicable laboratory activities, a list of the necessary supplies and equipment, and a list of 36 references. Units include: (1) "Radioactivity"; (2) "Radiation Measurement"; (3) "Radiation Health Physics"; (4) "Fuel Cycle and Waste Disposal"; and (5) "Benefits and Applications of Radioactivity." (CW)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Authoring Institution: American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL.
Note: For the American Nuclear Science Teachers Association.