At the conclusion of this unit students will or will be able to:

• understand various modes of radioactive decay.
• write equations for decay reactions.
• understand how half-life affects the population of radioactive nuclei over time.
• build models using STELLA.
• analyze the usefullness of models and their limitations.
• gain knowledge about nuclear technologies and applications within society.
• understand the importance of half-life to the nuclear technologies and to societal issues such as nuclear waste.

RADIOACTIVE DECAY