The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project
Radiation Generation and Book Study
Radiation Generation and Book Study
A 5th grade STEM lesson
Lisa Joe
6-29-24
Notes for teachers
In these lessons, you will be discussing a real phenomenon that has happened. You will be reading a chapter book to discuss radioactive materials. These lesson will incorporate doing some dry ice activities to show radiation moving on land. Then finish with a dry ice punch.
List of Materials
Punch Ingredients:
AZ Science Standards
4.P2U1.3
Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic
forces.
Science and Engineering Practices
ELA Standards
5.RL.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
5.W.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic and to answer.
5.W.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Objective(s):
I will be able to explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem
We will observe how two substance mixed can help show how radiation can move across land.
Students will observe the smoke or fog that forms, caused by the dry ice.
Students will make some dry ice punch discussing how dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide.
Students will read the article Dirty Job and write short answer to the question.
Agenda (reading 8.5 hours) (experiment time 160 min.)
Read Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
Explain the environmental topic that affects the family, and friendship. What do you discover about Water Monster’s sickness? How do you know Nathan perceives Water Monster as a genuine friend?
Students will apply science knowledge of how to investigate three experiments with dry ice substance with water.
Read Article and write a short answer.
Intro/Driving Question/Opening
Where are the environmental hazards?
Divide the class into groups of six. Use the Internet and library resources, have students identify the Colorado Plateau on a map (link here) that is created by each group. Have the groups locate, identify, and mark the following:
• Uranium mines
• Coal deposits/mines
• Natural gas sites
• Oil wells
Hands-on Activity Instructions
Hands-on Activity Instructions
This is a whole group activity for students to observe the smoke vapors move across the hand made map by teacher.
1- Choose one student to video in slow motion.
2- Place the large bowl in the middle of the map. Add water about half way. Use the tongs to add dry ice. Discuss other ways how the radiation can move. (wind, rain and automobiles:jet, cars)
3- Then upload video and watch the places covered and see how the smoke across the land.
Materials:
Teacher Prepped Material
Hands-on Activity Instructions
Make groups of 3-4 students..
Prep all materials for groups to gather.
*Remind students they are to not touch the block of ice as it will damage the skin. They are to use the tongs only.
Students will start with fill up the graduated cylinder with water and add about a tablespoon of soap. Then get the tongs to pick up the small block of ice and place inside graduated cylinder. Let students observe and feel and touch the smoke and bubbles only.
Materials:
Hands-on Activity Instructions
Materials:
Punch Ingredients:
How do we assess or work?
Differentiation
You can download the audio and have student follow along if you need to catch up with reading.
Students can work on character traits for al characters.
Students can compare Uncle Jet and Pond.
Students can build chemical bonds with marshmallows and toothpicks. (water H2O, carbon dioxide CO2)
Remediation
Extension/Enrichment
Yellow Fever: Uncovering the Navajo Uranium Legacy (education guide)