Unit Award Scheme

115057

ENERGY AND OUR UNIVERSE: IONISING RADIATION

Level: Level Two

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
shown knowledge of 1. alpha, beta and gamma decay including their nature, penetrating power, balanced nuclear equations, and potential to harm	Student completed work
2. the emission type, half-life and common uses of Americum-241, Carbon-14, Cobalt-60, Iodine-131, Plutonium-239, Strontium-90, and Uranium-235	Student completed work
3. the main characteristics of Uranium-235 fission and hydrogen fusion reactions	Student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 4. evaluate the common usage of Americum-241, Carbon-14, Cobalt-60, Iodine-131, Plutonium-239, Strontium-90, and Uranium-235	Student completed work
5. write a short report on a nuclear accident, detailing when and where it happened and what caused it	Student completed work
6. use half-life diagrams and knowledge of the isotopes involved to include in the report an evaluation of any long-term environmental damage	Student completed work
acquired an understanding of 7. how a simulation using dice can be used to help understand nuclear decay and how the simulation can be modified to provide different rates of decay	Student completed work
8. how graphs plotting counts over time can be used to find the half-life of radioactive materials and estimate when their emissions should fall below a level considered ‘safe’	Student completed work
experienced 9. watching video clips explaining nuclear fission and fusion reactions and reactors.	Summary sheet