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Course: Developmental Biology (BIO 324)
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Name:
Andrew
Date:
2/6/2022
Student Exploration: Half-life
Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
Vocabulary: daughter atom, decay, Geiger counter, half-life, isotope, neutron, radiation, radioactive,
radiometric dating
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1.
Have you ever made microwave popcorn? If so,
what do you hear while the popcorn is in the
microwave?
popping
2.
If you turn the microwave on for two minutes, is
the rate of popping always the same, or does it
change? Explain.
changes
Gizmo Warm-up
Like an unpopped kernel in the microwave, a radioactive atom can
change at any time. Radioactive atoms change by emitting radiation
in the form of tiny particles and/or energy. This process, called decay,
causes the radioactive atom to change into a stable daughter atom.
The Half-life Gizmo allows you to observe and measure the decay of
a radioactive substance. Be sure the sound is turned on and click
Play
( ).
1.
What do you see and hear?
There is popping at different rates and locations
Note: The clicking sound you hear comes from a Geiger counter, an instrument that detects the
particles and energy emitted by decaying radioactive atoms.
2.
What remains at the end of the decay process?
only daughter atoms
3.
Is the rate of decay fastest at the beginning,
middle, or end of the process?
beginning
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