This topic does not lend itself to much practical work; there are a few analogue demonstrations which can be valuable.

Teaching Guidance 16-19

Starting from the pattern of stability, this section looks at forces in the nucleus and the idea of binding energy.

Teaching Guidance 16-19

There are two cataclysmic possibilities for rearrangements of nuclei that result in a movement towards a lower-energy, more...

Physics Narrative 14-16

Students need to move beyond the idea that nuclear changes are represented solely by alpha, beta and gamma decay. There are...

Lesson 16-19

In this episode, you can look at the different features of the core of a nuclear reactor, and explain its operation using your...

Lesson 16-19

This episode discusses: mass defect and atomic mass units; and, fission and fusion linked to binding energy. And is...

Lesson 16-19

The speedy steel plate: One of the fastest moving man-made objects ever detected was a manhole cover. As a result of the...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16