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The Radium Girls: Chemistry and Ethics

This two-page worksheet introduces isotopes, half-life, alpha particles, and radioactive decay through the history of the Radium Girls.

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This two-page worksheet introduces isotopes, half-life, alpha particles, and radioactive decay through the history of the Radium Girls. Students calculate Radium-226 decay and analyze corporate responsibility using a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning framework.

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  • Students will define key nuclear science vocabulary accurately.
  • Students will calculate the remaining mass of Radium-226 after multiple half-lives.
  • Students will identify ethical failures in the U.S. Radium Corporation case.
  • Students will support ethical claims using evidence and reasoning.
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