Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

Daily Schedule

Introduction

Kinematics

Nuclear

Dynamics

Energy

Waves

Relativity

Science Fair

Physics 11 Links

Ms. B's Main Site

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This Unit is Under Construction!!

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• Physics 11 Daily Schedule

• Assignments

• Web Links for Nuclear Fission and Fusion

• Learning Outcomes for this Unit

• Physics 11 Home

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Assignments

Reminders

• Make sure all questions are answered in full, complete sentences.

• Do your work to the best of your ability.

Mark	Tasks
assignment	1.    Choose a topic for the Project on Nuclear Energy
notebook	2.    Criteria For The Nuclear Energy Project.
notebook	3. Notes For The Nuclear Energy Unit.
assignment	4.  Worksheet on Nuclear Fission.

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Nuclear Physics Web Links

• The Particle Adventure
  An Interactive Tour of the Inner Workings of the Atom and the Tools for Discovery.
• Atomic Physics on Internet
  Huge list of links to Atomic Physics Resources around the world.
• Nuclear Power Plants around the World
  Thanks for visiting The Virtual Nuclear Tourist!!! - Nuclear Power Plants Around the World. This Table of Contents links to all 200+ pages and 300 graphics/photos.
• Fusion Energy
  A division of the Princeton Plasma Research Laboratory, the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) aims "to attain, explore, understand and optimize alpha-dominated plasmas to provide knowledge for the design of attractive Magnetic Fusion systems."
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
  Fermilab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory for research exploring the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
• Access Energy - California
  
• Documentation & Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb
  
• Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
  CCNR is a not-for-profit organization, federally incorporated since 1978, having a charitable tax number. It is dedicated to education and research on all issues related to nuclear energy, whether civilian or military -- including non-nuclear alternatives -- especially those pertaining to Canada.
• Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is a leading vendor of nuclear power reactors. AECL sells CANDU® power reactors, MAPLE research reactors and the MACSTOR advanced spent fuel storage system.
• The Civil Nuclear Industry
  These pages have been prepared by the Uranium Institute, the international association for nuclear energy. The Institute is an independent, non-governmental, global organisation which offers a forum for research and debate on economic and political issues affecting the civil nuclear industry.
• Chernobyl - Ten Years On.
  A decade has passed since the disaster at Chernobyl. During the next few months this site will chronicle the events which led up to the accident and report on the consequences.
• The Discovery Of Radioactivity: The Dawn of the Nuclear Age
  One hundred years ago, a group of scientists unknowingly ushered in the Atomic Age. Driven by curiosity, these men and women explored the nature and functioning of atoms.
• Radiation and Radiation Effects on Biological Systems
  
• Radioactivity in Nature
  Our world is radioactive and has been since it was created. Over 60 radionuclides can be found in nature, and they can be placed in three general categories: 1.Primordial - been around since the creation of the Earth, 2.Cosmogenic - formed as a result of cosmic ray interactions, 3.Human produced - enhanced or formed due to human actions.
• Radiocarbon Dating
  Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is a first attempt to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method.
• Worldatom - International Atomic Energy Agency
  WorldAtom© is the International Atomic Energy Agency's public information Internet service on the World Wide Web. Documents provided on this site are for information puposes only and are not official records.
• The Chernobyl Disaster
  Links to articles related to this disaster in the Ukraine.

• Animated Demonstrations
  • Virtual Lab Simulations - lots of animations
  • Bohr Atom - photon emission
  • Bohr Atom - absorption & emission
  • Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment
  • Nuclear Reactor Crisis Simulation
  • Natural Radioactive Series
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactive Decay

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Learning Outcomes for Nuclear Fission and Fusion Unit.

It is expected that students will demonstrate an understanding of the implications of using nuclear processes.

1. determine the make up of the atomic nucleus
1. protons, neutrons,
2. isotopes
3. radioactive decay
1. alpha, beta, gamma radiation
2. write equations reflecting alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
2. compare and contrast fusion and fission reactions and supply examples
3. transmutation, mass defect, and mass energy relationships
1. E=mc2
4. define chain reaction, critical mass, control rods, and moderator
5. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear energy
1. nuclear waste
2. ˝ lives of isotopes
6. compare and contrast different types of nuclear reactors
1. CANDU
2. Pressure Water, Gas Cooled, Fast Breeder

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