Elements and the Periodic Table Learning Centers

Elements and the Periodic Table Learning Centers
*Station #3 – Radioactivity BrainPop
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Overview:!
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In!this!station!you!will!use!the!BrainPop!website!to!learn!about!radioactivity.!
Computer!
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Radioactivity!Q&A!WS!
Radioactivity!BrainPop!WS!
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Procedures:!
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1. Each!person!should!Login!to!their!own!computer!and!open!Safari!or!Firefox.!
2. Go!to!our!class!website!
3. Select!the!Ch!4!Learning!Center!–!Radioactivity!link!
That!link!will!take!you!to!
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/radioactivity/!
4. Click!login!at!the!top!of!the!webpage!and!then!login!to!the!website!
!!!username:!!highland70!
!!!password:!!hornets!
5. Put!on!your!headphones!and!play!the!video!and!complete!the!Radioactivity*BrainPop*
WS.!The!video!can!be!paused,!reversed,!or!forwarded!as!needed.!
6. Select!“Take!the!Quiz’!and!then!select!“Graded!Quiz”.!
7. Complete!the!quiz!and!then!print!your!results!to!6!h!110!bw.!
8. For!each!incorrect!question,!write!a!1[2!sentence!explaining!the!correct!answer.!
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Evidence!of!Completion:!
• Radioactivity!BrainPop!WS!(both!sides)!
• Printout!of!Graded!Quiz!
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Station'#3'*'Radioactivity'BrainPop'WS'!
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Science!>!Energy!>!Radioactivity! !
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Period:!_____!!Date:!______!
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Vocabulary'
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Define!the!following!terms!in!your!own!words:!
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1. Radioactivity!@!_______________________________________________________________________________!
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2. Radioactive!decay!@!__________________________________________________________________________!
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3. Isotope!@!______________________________________________________________________________________!
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4. Half@life!@!_____________________________________________________________________________________!
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5. Alpha!particle!@!______________________________________________________________________________!
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6. Beta!particle!@!________________________________________________________________________________!
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Gama!radiation!@!_____________________________________________________________________________!
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TAKE'BRAIN'POP'QUIZ,'PRINT,'AND'CORRECT!'
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This'worksheet'continues'on'the'back.'
Question'and'Answer'
You!have!isolated!one!kilogram!of!pure!Mobium,!a!new!radioactive!substance.!!When!
Mobium!decays,!it!becomes!ordinary!iron.!
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1. What!is!half@life?!
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2. In!order!to!determine!the!half@life!of!Mobium,!you!record!its!mass!every!hour.!!The!
data!you!collected!is!in!the!chart!below.!!Use!the!chart!to!answer!parts!a!and!b.!
a. What!is!half!of!120!kg?!
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b. How!long!did!it!take!for!the!mass!of!Mobium!to!get!to!your!answer!in!part!a?!!
(This%will%be%Mobium’s%half1life.)!
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Mass of
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120.0
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106.9
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95.2
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84.9
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75.6
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67.3
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60.0
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53.5
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47.6
3. How!much!pure!Mobium!would!you!expect!!
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42.4
after!a!total!of!18!hours?!
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37.8
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33.7
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30.0
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26.7
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23.8
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4. After!a!few!weeks,!you!weigh!the!Mobium.!!What!do!you!expect!to!find?!!Explain!
your!answer.!
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TAKE'THE'BRAIN'POP'QUIZ,'PRINT,'AND'CORRECT'