p2 concept 1 history of radioactivity
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The history of radioactivity
• Prepare a role-play to tell the story of how the ideas about the dangers of using radioactive materials developed.
• Time: 30 minutes
Scene 1 Bequerel and research assistants
• Discovery of gamma rays from uranium
Scene 2 Marie Curie part 1
• Her research, unaware of the dangers
Scene 3 Quack cures
• Early misguided use of radioactivity
Scene 4 Marie Curie part 2
• Her medical achievement and suffering
Scene 5 Hiroshima
• The legacy of atomic bomb
Scene 6 Hospital waiting room
• Modern radiation treatment