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U7 Unit Plan: Nuclear Processes
Performance Expectations (PE) HS-PS 1-8 state:
Assessment Boundaries:
Crosscutting Concepts
In nuclear
processes,
atoms are not
conserved, but
the total
number of
protons plus
neutrons is
conserved
Evidence Statements
Major Chapters: 19
Major Book Sections: 19.1a, 19.3a, 19.3b, 19.3d
Minor Book Sections:
General Preliminary Plan
W1
2L
19.1
a
19.3
a
W2
1L + 1 short/med
-19.3b
-partner
whiteboards
W3
1 L + 1 med/long
-19.3d
- foldable on different types of
radioactivity/Colorado phet
W6
tes
t
-
Demo/Lab/Project
1. Debate/Discussion/Essay
Materials Needed:
_ (1)
_ ()
Students can determine the likelihood of any specific atom being radioactive
Students can distinguish between nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, and
radioactive decay
DAT
E
M,
WEE
K
1.1
Tu,
1.2
W,
1.3
Th,
1.4
F,
1.5
M,
Tu,
2.1
2.2
W,
2.3
Th,
2.4
And so on
BOO
K
19.1
a
TOPIC
ACTIVITIES
radioactive
decay
19.3
a
nuclear
energy
-unit starter
(10)
-notes 34
-vts or visual
literacy
-practice 34
-notes 34
-practice 34
-notes 34
-notes 35
-video 34-35
-standard
quiz
-
19.3
b
19.3
d
nuclear
fission
nuclear
fusion
-throwback
-practice 35
-notes 36
-practice 36
-notes 37
-partner
whiteboards
-team quiz
HOMEWORK