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ScienceYear 12 PhysicsEnergy transformations

Nuclear transmutation

This workshop from the Perimeter Institute introduces ways of visualising energy that can support deeper student understanding.

To support your learning and teaching of this unit access the:

Nuclear transmutation transcript (DOCX 169KB)

Perimeter institute video resource (DOCX 167KB)

Learn how energy flow diagrams and work-energy bar charts can be used to explore the formation of new elements through nuclear fusion.

The video refers to the following resources, which are free and available for download from the Perimeter Institute Resource Centre. You will have to create a free account.

See the Perimeter Institute's workshop on visualising energy for more applications of energy flow diagrams and work-energy bar charts.

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