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Teacher Award
An award given in recognition of outstanding teaching in the areas of
radiation safety and health physics.
Award: $250 cash award to selected teacher, $250 cash award to recipient’s
school for the selected teacher’s program
Eligibility: K-12 teachers in public or private schools located in Iowa, North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Deadline: February 1st
Application Process and Materials
Submit the attached application.
You may include additional information such as photos of laboratory exercises,
copies of student lab reports, lab handouts, lists of student reports, etc.
Examples of radiation safety-related topics
Types of radiation Nuclear fission Radiation regulation
Measuring radiation Nuclear fusion Radiation accidents
Radiation and radioactivity Effects of radiation on Use of radiation and
in nature living organisms radioactivity in research
Radon Radioactive decay Careers in radiation safety
Medical uses of radiation Radiation dose and nuclear science
Industrial uses of radiation Radiation limits
Evaluation criteria:
Each application will be evaluated for relevance to radiation safety with emphasis
placed on hands-on experiential learning activities.
Submit applications by mail to
North Central Chapter of the Health Physics Society
Attn: D. J. McGrane, Science Teacher Award Chairperson
3M Center, Bldg. 220-6W-08
St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
or by email to djmcgrane@mmm.com
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Application
Teacher’s name
Teacher’s Email
School name
School address
School phone number
Average number of students taught
radiation safety-related material
Number of years radiation safety-
related material has been taught
Description of radiation safety-related subjects taught and classroom
activities/laboratory exercises (with emphasis on hands-on experiential learning)
(attach additional pages as necessary)