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Radon Links - Kids, Students and Teachers
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Kids, Students and Teachers
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These sites are being identified here as useful resources to help children, students and teachers learn more about radon.
A kids page created by the University of Minnesota which answers questions such as: What is radon? What can radon do? Why are children more susceptible? What parts of the country have a high potential for radon? How Do I tell if Radon is in my House? Where Would Radon be, if it was where I live, and How Does it get There? What Can I Do about Radon? What is the Environmental Protection Agency Doing about Radon? How do you find the State Radiation Department? Where Can I get more Information on Radon?
A fun Pennsylvania kids page with lively graphics; an excellent science information resource for kids on topics such as: news, games, recycling, videos, free stuff and teachers’ resources.
Prepared by the state of Alabama, this is a useful tutorial which teaches what radon is, why it is harmful and uses many visual aids in doing so.
- Education Resources page - www.gsa.state.al.us/education/edu_resources.aspx
- What is Radon page - www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/geologichazards/radon/radon.html
The National Safety Council has provided a fun resource for kids to find all sorts of interactive, educational activities about radon. This site was last updated on August 6, 2003.
Teacher Resources
Developed by the state of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, this website has top notch lesson plans complete with teacher notes for each lesson and New Jersey teaching standards to accompany each lesson objective.
Developed by the Montana State University Extension Service, under their "Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes" partnership, this is a great place to find interactive activities for students to participate in concerning environmental issues, hazards and awareness.
- See also their "Radon in the Home Instructional Module" at - www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/radon.htm
A lesson plan published by the NY Times intended to explore ways in which people are constantly exposed to naturally occurring and man-made sources of radiation. Students then create and play a board game featuring different hypothetical scenarios of radiation exposure.