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Sponsored By:

• The Virginia Chapter of the Health Physics Society
• The Virginia Section of the American Nuclear Society
• The Virginia Section of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear

• There is no charge for attendance, and lunch will be provided.
• Each participant will be given a free Geiger counter for use in the classroom.
• Most school districts give one re-certification point for each hour of instruction. The workshop will include approximately 7 hours of instruction.

Topics to be presented:

• Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation
• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Beneficial Uses of Nuclear Science and Technology
• Nuclear Energy
• Nuclear Radiation Activities in the Classroom
• Using a Geiger Counter in the Classroom

SOLs to be covered (from Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools, January 2003):

• 3.11 Different sources of energy (a, d)
• 5.4 Definition of matter (a)
• 6.2 Sources of Energy (c)
• 6.3 Role of radiation (b)
• 6.4 Definition of matter (a, b, c)
• 6.9 Public policy decisions (b)
• PS.2 Basic nature of matter (a, b, f)
• PS.3 Models of atomic structure
• PS.4 Using the periodic table (a)
• PS.5 Nuclear reactions-fission and fusion (b)
• PS.6 Forms of energy (b, c)
• ES.7 Renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy (a, d)
• CH.2 Periodic table and atomic structure (a, b, c, f)
• PH.5 Inter-relationships among mass, distance, force and time (g)
• PH.6 Quantities, mass, energy, momentum, charge
• PH.8 Energy transferred and transformed (a)
• PH.10 Electromagnetic spectrum (a)
• PH.14 Very large and very small quantities and non-Newtonian physics (f, i)

Registration:

• Space is limited so you are encouraged to register online in advance.
• Additional details, including driving instructions, cancellation policy, etc., will be mailed to all registered individuals several weeks before the event.
• For questions, please contact:
  • Carl Tarantino at 804-273-3068 or e-mail carl_tarantino@dom.com