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4H – Radiation types⤴

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Learning outcome: 
•We are learning what radiation is and its different types.
Success criteria: 
•Be able to describe the effects that radiation can have 
•Be able to give examples of sources of radiation
•Be able to give at least one method of detecting radiation
•Be able to describe the different types of radiation and how to protect ourselves against them

4H – X-rays⤴

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Learning outcome:  We are learning how x-rays work and how they can be used to diagnose health problems

Success Criteria: 
•Be able to describe one use for x-rays in medicine
•Be able to describe how x-rays can be detected
•Be able to describe how x-rays behave when they enter the human body
•Be able to describe the advantages of computerised tomography (CAT scan)
 

4H – Specific heat capacity (Homework out)⤴

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After carrying out an experiment to determine how well different metals heat up we related this to the idea of specific heat capacity. In simple terms this is a measure of how good a substance is at heating up or cooling down. This lead us to an equation for specific heat capacity and a few worked examples. Past paper on specific heat capacity for Tuesday.