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CELL PHONE ASSIGNMENT - 3 parts Use the links below to research how cell phones work and what are the safety concerns with using cell phones. When
you are finished looking at the sites and answering the questions in Parts I and Parts II below, put your findings into
a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. Then in a second paragraph give your opinion - are cell phones a safety risk or not?
Justify your answer with evidenced based statements.
Click here HOW A CELL PHONE WORKS
CLICK HERE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SAFETY
**Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs)**
Part I Click on the link for
Electric and Magnetic Fields. Use the information on this site to answer the following questions:
1. What
is the difference between Ionizing and Non-Ionizing radiation?
2. What forms of radiation are ionizing? What forms of radiation are Non-ionizing?
3. Determine
which of the following radiation sources are Non-ionizing and which are Ionizing:
Cell
phones Computers X-rays Microwaves Gamma rays
Click here ELECTRIC and MAGNETIC FIELDS (EMFs)
**NIEHS LINK**
Part II Click on the NIEHS link. Use the information on this site to answer
the following questions:
1. What is NIEHS?
2. How is the NIEHS research project designed? Explain the set up.
3. What
question is the NIEHS study trying to answer?
4. What research is NIEHS funding at the University of California?
NIEHS LINK
Read the Cow Magnets article
click here to Read COW MAGNETS Article
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