Radioactivity iLab
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Cell Phone Radiation: How Close is Too Close?
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iLab: Radioactivity iLab
In this lab, you can explore how radioactive radiation changes as a function of distance. This curriculum sets the Radioactivity iLab in the context of cell phone radiation, and asks you to consider:
Am I frying my brain with my cell phone?
Pre-Lab Activities
In the Pre-Lab Activities, you will learn about cell phone radiation and potential associated health risks. You'll also think about whether the intensity of radiation changes with distance.Activity 1: Introduction & Pre-Assessment
Activity 2: Cell Phone Radiation Podcast
Activity 3: Radiation Discussion
Lab Activities
In the Lab Activities, you will conduct the Radioactivity iLab. With the real data you collect, you will perform analyses, discuss your results with classmates, and draw conclusions about how radiation changes as a function of distance.Activity 4: First Run of iLab
Radioactivity iLab Guide (PDF)
Troubleshooting the Radioactivity iLab - for students
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Radioactivity iLab Analysis Guide (Excel 2001-2004 - PDF) (Excel 2007-2008 - PDF) (OpenOffice - PDF)
Activity 5: Peer Review & Reflection
Activity 6: Second Run of iLab
Radioactivity iLab Guide (PDF)
Troubleshooting the Radioactivity iLab - for students
Formats: (HTML) (PDF)
Radioactivity iLab Analysis Guide (Excel 2001-2004 - PDF) (Excel 2007-2008 - PDF) (OpenOffice - PDF)
Post-Lab Activities
In the Post-Lab Activities, you will draw connections between the scientific data you collected, and the real-world problem of cell phone radiation.Activity 7: Phenomenon Discovery
Activity 8: Real-World Application
Activity 9: Wrap-Up & Post-Assessment
This curriculum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Developed By
Julia Skolnik, MSEd
Kemi Jona, PhD
Office of STEM Education Partnerships
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
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The iLab Network is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant OCI-0753324. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations are those of the investigators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.