, Unit 4 - Nuclear Reactions
Unit 4 Quiz (5-10 & 5-13)
Unit 4 Test (5-22 & 5-23)
Unit 4 Learning Targets
1. Identify and describe nuclear reactions: fission & fusion.
Learning Target 4.1 PowerPoint
2. Define radioactivity and describe three forms: alpha, beta, & gamma.
Learning Target 4.2 PowerPoint
3. Compare and contrast nuclear reactions vs. chemical reactions
Learning Target 4.3 PowerPoint
4. Read, write, and balance nuclear equations using isotope notation.
Learning Target 4.4 PowerPoint
Unit 4 Notes (click here)
Unit 4 Vocabulary
Alpha radiation/particles, beta radiation/particles, gamma radiation/particles, fission, fusion, half-life, radioactivity, strong nuclear force, isotope (stable vs. unstable), weak nuclear force
Unit 4 Assignments & Labs:
Fission vs. Fusion Graphic Organizer (4-30 & 5-1)
Radiation Foldable (5-2 & 5-3)
Isotopes Lab (5-6 & 5-7)
Writing and balancing nuclear reactions (5-8 & 5-9)
Nuclear Reactions Webquest (5-10 & 5-13)
Nuclear vs. Chemical Reactions Station Activity (5-14 & 5-15)
Nuclear Reactions Poster Presentation (5-16 & 5-17)
Unit 4 Review Assignment (5-20 & 5-21)
Unit 4 Video Tutorials:
Fission vs. Fusion Tutorial
Radioactive Decay (alpha, beta, gamma) tutorial
Nuclear vs. chemical reactions tutorial
Nuclear reactions tutorial
Standards:
Next Generation Science Standards: HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-3, HS-PS3-4, PS3/A, PS3.B, PS3.C
Idaho State Standards: All objectives in goal 2.3
Common Core Standards: RST.11-12.1, WHST.9-12.7, WHST.11-12.8, WHST.9-12.8. WHST.9-12.9, SL.11-12.5, MP.2, MP.4, HSN-Q.A.1, HSN-Q.A.2, HSN-Q.A.3