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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

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Page 1: P2 concept 1 history of radioactivity

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

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Scene 1 Bequerel and research assistants

• Discovery of gamma rays from uranium

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Scene 2 Marie Curie part 1

• Her research, unaware of the dangers

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Scene 3 Quack cures

• Early misguided use of radioactivity

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Scene 4 Marie Curie part 2

• Her medical achievement and suffering

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Scene 5 Hiroshima

• The legacy of atomic bomb

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Scene 6 Hospital waiting room

• Modern radiation treatment