This student text and laboratory manual is designed primarily for the non-college bound high school student. It can be adapted, however, to a wide range of abilities. It begins with an examination of the properties of nuclear radiation, develops an understanding of the fundamentals of nucleonics, and ends with an investigation of careers in areas related to nuclear radiation. Each experiment is integrated into the text. The small amount of reading material between labs is designed to bridge from one lab to another. (Author/RE)