Development of Advanced Curriculum of Radiation Education for Training Science Teachers of Junior and Senior High Schools

Abstract

We propose a radiation education curriculum for training science teachers of junior and senior high schools suitable for the classroom. In this curriculum-included are the γ-ray spectroscopy of ⁴⁰K in a concrete wall and the measurements of γ-ray transmissivity in materials by means of a CdZnTe detector. The CdZnTe detector is inexpensive, compact and user-friendly, and applicable to experiments in the course of the training.