A teaching guide of nuclear physics: the concept of bond

TL;DR

This paper introduces a teaching guide for nuclear physics focusing on the concept of bonds and energy changes, aimed at enhancing educational methods for GCSE and A-level students.

Contribution

It presents new discussion topics and hands-on activities specifically designed to teach the concept of bonds in nuclear physics to secondary education.

Findings

Developed educational activities and discussions for teaching bonds in nuclear physics.

Provides a comprehensive curriculum resource for teachers.

First in a series of nuclear physics teaching guides.

Abstract

We propose discussions and hands-on activities for GCSE and A-level students, covering a fundamental aspect of nuclear physics: the concept of bond and the energy released (absorbed) when a bond is created (broken). This is the first of the series of papers named "A teaching guide of nuclear physics", whose main goal is to provide teaching tools and ideas to GCSE and A-level teachers, within a consistent and complete curriculum.