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    Investigating a radioactive decay
      
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Title
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        Investigating a radioactive decay | 
      
      
        
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            Description
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          Students first compare alpha and beta decay and then collect data to find half life. | 
        
      
      
        
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            Subject
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          Physics | 
        
      
      
        
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            Level
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          High School | 
        
      
      
        
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            Type
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          Lab | 
        
      
      
        
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            Duration
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          60 minutes | 
        
      
      
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          Answers Included
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        No | 
      
      
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          Language
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        English | 
      
      
        
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            Keywords
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          alph, beta, compare, half life | 
        
      
      
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          Simulation(s)
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        Alpha Decay, Beta Decay | 
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Author(s)
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        Lori Fritz | 
      
      
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          Contact Email
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        lfritz@halcyonschool.com | 
      
      
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          School / Organization
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        Halcyon London international School | 
      
      
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          Date submitted
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        11/7/17 | 
      
      
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          Date updated
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        11/7/17 |