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ERIC Number: EJ378056
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Radioactive Decay - An Analog.
McGeachy, Frank
Physics Teacher, v26 n1 p28-29 Jan 1988
Presents an analog of radioactive decay that allows the student to grasp the concept of half life and the exponential nature of the decay process. The analog is devised to use small, colored, plastic poker chips or counters. Provides the typical data and a graph which supports the analog. (YP)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Radiation Effects, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Radioactivity