Goethe Student Laboratory
Radioactivity and Radiation
BASIC Laboratory (for grades 9/10): Students conduct counting tube experiments with a Ra-226 radiation pen using nine identical experiment kits. The construction of a cloud chamber and the direct observation of alpha and beta rays round off the experiment day. From 9:15 a.m. to approx. 2:30 p.m. with a lunch break at Café Physik.
EXPERT Laboratory (for GO physics courses): Students learn about detection techniques in modern particle physics at permanently installed experimental stations: ionization chamber, Geiger counter, alpha, beta, and gamma spectroscopy, Rutherford scattering, gamma-gamma coincidence, cloud chamber. From 9:15 a.m. to approx. 3:00 p.m. with a lunch break at Café Physik.
Details
- Date: Year-round (Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment)
- Location: Riedberg Campus
- Type of event: Student laboratory activity, experimentation
- Grade level: BASIC laboratory for grades 9/10, EXPERT laboratory for physics courses (GK/LK) at GO
- Prior knowledge: School knowledge
- Registration: Registration via the school
Note for teachers
Duration: five to six hours, details to be agreed upon. After registering, teachers will receive further information specific to their learning group.
