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Computer Graphics
Different movies and images of atomic structures; includes a nice MOV movie of the Bohr model. Try to recreate the shape of some models using balloons.
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Radiocarbon Dating
A discussion of radiocarbon dating with internal links to how it is used to date different types of materials. Why is carbon used in radioactive dating?
Radioactive Tracers
Technology
A brochure designed by the Southwestern Research Institute on how radioactive tracers are used. How does SwRI use radioactive tracers in their research?
Nuclear Medicine
A division of an Australian hospital that shows how radioactive tracers are used in medicine. Write a journal entry explaining how nuclear medicine is used today.
The Discovery of the Electron
This site describes the history of the electron and its discoverer, J.J. Thomson. Visit this site and hear Thomson describe how he discovered these subatomic particles.
STM Image Gallery
Visit this site to see various examples of STM images of atoms. After visiting this site, describe to a friend the different types of atoms you have seen.
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These sites describe the different positions on food irradiation. After reviewing the research and opinions, stage a debate about the subject in your class.
ADA: Food Irradiation
Facts About
Food Irradiation
National Food Safety Database - Irradiation
IFIC - Food Irradiation News Backgrounder
Work/Energy
Home Page
Visit this site to gather background on Work and Energy. Develop a showcase display highlighting the major points of these concepts..
Energy Research
The Office of Energy Research, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts Energy Research in various subjects from biological and environmental issues to nuclear physics.
Use this site to put together a monthly newsletter about current energy research.
Newton’s
Laws in Action
On this site, you'll find a nice video to demonstrate Newton’s Laws and later learn a little about momentum. Develop your own demonstrations of Newton's laws and momentum. Demonstrate
these to your class.
Movies Illustrating Motion in
Two and Three Dimensions
Here you'll find various QuickTime videos showing projectile motion and circular vector forces. It also has links to Java Applets demonstrating the same concepts. Write a journal
entry that explains five different videos.
