National+Museum+of+Nuclear+Science+and+History

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 * Presenter: || Malva Knoll ||
 * Presenter: || Melanie LaBorwit ||
 * Company: || National Museum of Nuclear Science & History ||
 * Email: || mknoll@nuclearmuseum.org ||
 * Title: || Director of Education ||
 * Audience: || Administration/Leadership ||
 * || Elementary School ||
 * || Middle School ||
 * || High School ||
 * || All ||
 * || Higher Education ||
 * Strand: || Leaders ||
 * Description: || The museum will provide hands-on activities to demonstrate the use of Geiger Counters to detect nuclear radiaion in a variety of samples. The goals are to introduce nuclear concepts to the educators in format that can be used in a classroom and ensure an understanding that radiaton is every where in our environment. The presentation will give alleviate common fears surrounding 'nuclear' and show how radiation is detected and measured. ||
 * NETS: || NETS for Students ||
 * || NETS for Teachers ||
 * || The activity will provide experience and skills for using technology i.e. digital Geiger Counters. The activity will provide an opportunity for critical thinking and creativity in determining types of radioactive particles. The activity will enhance understanding of the technology present to detect and measure radioactivity. ||
 * Permissions: || Allow Audio Recording ||
 * || Allow Video Taping ||
 * || Allow Live Backchanneling/Blogging ||
 * || Posting resources on conference website ||