The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
About this assignment
You will have the opportunity to discuss this assignment with your peers. However, each students will submit an individual paper for marking.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss Nuclear Physics concepts and their medical applications
- Apply physics concepts to real-life examples
- Recognize the role physics and technology play in our life
To Do
Task 1
Exploration
To Do
1. Can you survive nuclear fallout? - Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder (2019).
2. Discuss it with your group members and answer the following questions:
- What is nuclear fallout?
- How to stay safe before, during, and after nuclear detonation?
3. Record the summary of your answer to include in your assignment paper for submission.
4. Create a concept map of 7 to 10 physics related concepts in this video. Include the labels for the links between concepts to explain how these concepts are related.
You can use technology tools to do this or draw on paper and take a picture of it to add to your assignment for submission.
Task 2
Critical Thinking
To Do
1. Is radiation dangerous? - Matt Anticole (2016).
2. Discuss the information with your group members and answer the following questions:
- What is two type of radiation discussed in this video?
- Is all radiation hazardous? Explain.
- What is ionizing radiation?
- What is Sievert? Illustrate how it is used to describe radiation exposure.
3. Record the answers to the questions to include in your assignment paper for submission. Make sure the answers are detailed and include the terms and ideas we discuss in this course. Use diagrams if necessary.
Task 3
Application
To Do
1. Using radioactive drugs to see inside your body - Pedro Brugarolas (2019).
2. Discuss this video with your peers.
3. Answer the following questions:
- What was new to you in this video?
- How a PET scanner works?
- What role do radioactive materials play in the process of PET scan?
- What advantages does PET scan have?
- What drawbacks does PET scan have?
4. Record the responses to these questions.
Task 4
Reflection
1. Read chapter 32 in the textbook.
2.In addition to applications mentioned in the videos, what other applications of radiation are discussed in the chapter?
3. What have you learned by doing this activity? State three ideas.
4. What people need to know about radiation around us?
5. Come up with three pieces of advice for people to stay safe.
Important
When using images or maps write your name under them if you created the images. If you use the work of other people, make sure you use either images from public domain or with Creative Commons license. Also, find the reference information to your image source (author, year, website link) and state it under the image.
The universe is made of stories, not atoms. - Muriel Rukeyser
Credits:
Created with images by fabio lamanna - "The Milky Way and the starry sky over the French Alps and the majestic Barre des Ecrins." • samunella - "PET CT Scan fusion image"