Exhibit Preview: Radiation Around Us
Radioactive atoms are part of many natural materials. Some materials emit radiation (alpha, beta and/or gamma), which can be detected by a Geiger counter.
Radiation Around Us
Radiation is truly all around us. With the Radiation Around Us exhibit, students will be able to use a geiger counter to determine the radioactivity of various substances. Students can also experiment with the shielding potential of plastic, steel and lead by using plates of the different materials to try and block the three main types of radiation - alpha, beta and gamma.
On the Road Exhibits
Further Learning Links
The following links lead to further learning resources about the scientific principles demonstrated in this exhibit. If you know of a website that would be useful to include, please let us know.
Hanford at the Half Life
EnergySolutions Foundation - Education Tools
The Big Picture
Radioactivity in Nature
Atomic Rocks
Radiation & Matter
Core Curriculum Connections
The Radiation Around Us exhibit relates to the following Utah State Core Curriculum Standards and Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
- Chemistry 2.2abce
