Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Introduction and Module 1: Radiation Educator Guide
Audience: Educators
Grades: 9-12
Product Number: EP-2008-08-116-MSFC
Radiation biology is an interdisciplinary science -- biology, physics, astrophysics, planetary science, and engineering -- that examines the effects of radiation on living systems. The Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge educator guides link these disciplines in the context of a lunar outpost by providing background, discussion and research questions, objectives and inquiry-based activities to introduce radiation biology. Module 1 includes a pretest, lessons, student sheets and answer keys about the types of radiation, its origin, how it is measured and how it affects astronauts.
The activities in the guide are:
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Modeling Waves in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- The Cloud Chamber
- Radiation Exposure on Earth
Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Introduction and Module 1: Radiation Educator Guide [1.5MB PDF file]
Other modules in this series are:
Module 2: Radiation Damage in Living Organisms Educator Guide
Module 3: Radiation Countermeasures Educator Guide
Module 4: Applications to Life on Earth Educator Guide
The following videos supplement this guide:
Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Act 1: What Is Radiation and Where Does It Come From?
Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Act 2: Space Radiation and Human Health
Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Act 3: Protection From Space Radiation
Space Faring: The Radiation Challenge Main Page