Teaching about radioactivity and ionising radiation: an alternative approach

Robin Millar; Kees Klaassen; Harrie Eijkelhof

doi:10.1088/0031-9120/25/6/310

Teaching about radioactivity and ionising radiation: an alternative approach

Robin Millar, Kees Klaassen, Harrie Eijkelhof

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This article reviews children's ideas about radiation and radioactivity and identifies several common areas of misunderstanding. A new approach to teaching the topic at school level, which seeks specifically to address these known difficulties, is then proposed and outlined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	338-342
Journal	Physics Education
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/25/6/310
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 1990

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