Constructing a Radiation Education System: Creating, Measuring, Evaluating

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24650543
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Tottori University of Environmental Studies
• Principal Investigator: ASHIKAGA HIROTO 鳥取環境大学, 環境学部, 教授 (00612342)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKAGAWA Kazumichi 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (00134403) ; TAKETANI Atsushi 独立行政法人理化学研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (30222095)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IMAI Kennichi 独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 先端基礎研究センター, グループリーダー (70025493) ; KUBONO Shigeru 東京大学, 原子核科学研究センター, 教授 (20126048) ; WADA Michiharu 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 仁科加速器研究所, グループリーダー (50240560) ; OZAWA Kyouichiro 大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 素粒子原子核研究所, 准教授 (20323496) ; SEKIMOTO Michiko 大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 素粒子原子核研究所, 講師 (50206637)
• Research Collaborator: MORIMOTO Yuuichi ; OKURA Hiroshi ; NAKAYAMA Shinnya
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 放射線検出器 / 放射線教育 / 実験開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We three have developed radiation detectors for classroom use that can be both　assembled and used during class. Thirty sets of components were made to measure　radioactive cesium in soil from Fukushima, by detecting and plotting the gamma ray　spectrum. The three main components comprise a charge amplifier, peak hold circuit,and a digital discriminator to track gamma ray energy, including LCD.These were used　during class and performed accurately.It is hoped that these instruments will help　nurture the decision-making ability of students.

Free Research Field

物理教育