What Experiments Can Demonstrate Gamma Rays in the Classroom?

[logaliciouz]

I need to do a presentation to teach the rest of my class about Gamma rays. We need to do some sort of experiment to demonstrate Gamma Rays. Any ideas?

 

[Rajini]

Hi,
I can give you some idea:
You can present:
1. What is gamma ray.
2. How it is produced.
3. Uses and health effects.
4. Shielding of gamma ray.
5. About experiment-I really have no idea. Demonstrating gamma rays requires good shielding.

 

[logaliciouz]

Thank I have all the ones except 5

 

[RobL14]

What do you have available? Gamma radiation is high-frequency radiation that a) is dangerous to produce and b) relatively difficult to produce. I don't know how much your professor/teacher wants you exposing your class to harmful radiation.

 

[logaliciouz]

He said he has some weak source that can produced gamma rays I'm just trying to find out what that is by emailing him this weekend