Module developed by Joseph
Baron, Marvin Blevins, and Barbara Sawrey, the
California team.
American Chemical Society.
(1993). Nuclear chemistry in our world. ChemCom. Kendall/
Hunt Publishing, pp. 270-337.
An excellent source of material for this topic.
Cline, B. (1989). The
men who made the new physics. University of Chicago Press.
This is an easy-to-read historical and personal overview of the chemistry
and
physics that led to the atomic age. Good level for students.
Gamow, G. (1985). Thirty
years that shook physics. New York: Dover Publications.
Journal of Chemical Education.
(1989). 66, 362-393.
This issue devoted space to seven articles about the history of nuclear
fission,
the atomic bomb, and using nuclear chemistry in the curriculum.
Tausta, J. (1989, February).
Shrouded in mystery. ChemMatters, 8-11.
An article specifically for high school students in which C-14 dating of
the
Shroud of Turin is discussed.
Zuror, P. (1986, May 5).
Food irradiation. Chemical & Engineering News, 64 (18), 46-56.
Discusses the how and why of food irradiation.
Other written information for educators can be obtained from:
The Nucleus, Inc., 761 Emory
Valley Road, P.O. Box 2561, Oak Ridge, TN
37830-2561.
To join the American Nuclear
Science Teachers Association, write:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park,
IL
60525.
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