Workshop Announcement
- 🗓️ Dates: July 21 and July 23, 2026
- 🕒 Time: 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time each day
- 💻 Format: Virtual
- 💲 Registration fee: $0
- 📝 Registration deadline: June 26, 2026
- 🎓 Certificates of completion will be awarded
The Science Support Committee of the Health Physics Society offers a workshop specifically for middle and high school teachers wanting to learn—and share—information about ionizing radiation and radiation protection with their students. The workshop covers the following topics:
- Fundamentals of Radiation
- Exposure to Radiation in Modern Life
- Hands-On Experiments With Provided Detector Kit
- Cellular Biology and Radiation Effects
- Radioactive Waste Management
- Health Physics as a Career
The workshop is a five-hour overview of the entire course, which includes provided PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, and a radiation detector kit.
⚠️ Instrumentation kits are limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Kits will be shipped only within the U.S.
If you would like more information, please review the Science Support Committee page or contact the Science Support Committee Chair.
