Lesson Plans – Kovalcin

SP Physics - G201- Pd 9/10

Week

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Sept 22, 2008

 

 

Daily Activities

Content Covered - Unit Plan

 

 

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Review: HW 13:1 #1-9 Nuclear Structure
Announce: Quiz 13:1 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Decay for Wednesday
Develop: Lab 13:1 Penetrating ability of a, b & g radiation - To be done by project groups - must be completed by Friday - oral presentations NEXT Monday! Feel free to volunteer to do the first oral presentations as you complete your lab work!
  • Types: a,b,g
    • differences, causes & similarities
  • Detection - Ionization detectors
    • efficiency
    • sensitivity
    • LHC detector systems
      • semiconductor detector
      • tracker
      • e-m calorimeter
      • hadronic calorimeter
      • muon detector
Reading assignment: Class Notes 13:7a Measurement
             13:8a-d Detectors 13:9a-h Half Life 
 

Proficiencies addressed:

33. *Demonstrate an understanding of nuclear physics, the resulting types of radioactive decay and the effects on living systems. (CCCS #5.2), (CCCS#5.7)
 
 

 

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Senior Projects

Students will continue researching
specific project topics!    


Assigned Reading: Nuclear Energy
13:1a-d Nuclear Structure & Stability
13:2a-i Nuclear Stability     13:3a-i Alpha Decay
13:4a-f Beta Decay                13:5 Gamma Decay
13:6a-b Comparing a, b & g Radiations
13:7a Measurement              13:8a-d Detectors
13:9a-h Half Life                    13:10a-fb Fission
13:11a-d Fission Reactors   13:12a-f Nuclear Fusion
 

 

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Review: HW 13:1 #1-9 Nuclear Structure & Mass Defect
Give: Quiz 13:1 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Decay
Collect, Grad & Return: HW 13:1 #1-9 Nuclear Structure & Mass Defect
Continue Introduction:
  • LHC detector systems
    • semiconductor detector
    • tracker
    • e-m calorimeter
    • hadronic calorimeter
    • muon detector
  • Radioactive Half Life
    • decay constant - probability
    • activity - 2 approaches
Reading assignment: 13:9a-h Half Life
Assign: HW 13:2 #1-6 Radioactive Half Life
 
Written assignments for Nuclear Physics:
HW 13:1 #1-9 Nuclear Structure
HW 13:2 #1-11 Radioactive Half Life
TIPLER P1330+: Conceptual: 3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12
Properties of Nucleii: 17b 
Radioactivity: 27,29,31,33,35,43
Nuclear Reactions: 45,47
Fission & Fusion: 49,51,53
 

 

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Senior Projects
1st Presentations!
[5min + 1 min/person
Penalty - 5 points [out of 50] for each full minute in excess of allowed time!]
Evaluations: Nuclear Energy

Quiz 13:1 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Decay

Quiz 13:2 Radioactive Half Life

Test 13:1 Nuclear Physics

 

 

 

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Review: HW 13:2 #1-6 Radioactive Half Life
Continue Introduction:
  • Radioactive Half Life
    • decay constant - probability
    • activity - 2 approaches
  • Fission & Fusion
Reading assignment: 13:10a-fb Fission
13:11a-d Fission Reactors 
Assign: HW 13:2 #7-11 Radioactive Half Life