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Seitz, B.; Rivera, N. Campos; Gray, R.; Power, A.; Thomson, F. – Physics Education, 2018
Radiation, radiation detection and radiation protection are topics in physics and its applications which generate a wide interest in the public. This interest is either generated through medical procedures, applications of nuclear energy or nuclear accidents. The technical nature of these topics usually means that they are not well covered in the…
Descriptors: Radiation, Physics, Science and Society, Outreach Programs
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Cooper, Sarina; Yeo, Shelley; Zadnik, Marjan – Physics Education, 2003
We have investigated the conceptual understandings of seventy-eight 16-year-old Australian high school students' and their knowledge about several issues related to nuclear energy. As a result of their study of the physics topic Nuclear Technology, the students learned more about applications of nuclear technology, had better though still…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Energy, High School Students