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Curated OER

THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how a nuclear accident can affect biological systems. They examine the case of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in 1986.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chernobyl 1 - Radiation Released

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by mapping out the winds carrying radiation and viewing a short video about the aftermath and subsequent health problems. They then calculate the amount of radiation that people...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Teaching Students About Chernobyl and Nuclear Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, students can learn about nuclear energy and the challenges its use poses.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Breaking News: Second Explosion at Japan Nuclear Plant (14th March, 2011)

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore current events by sharing information about the Japanese nuclear plant. In this nuclear energy lesson, students discuss the pros and cons of nuclear energy plants and whether or not they can typically withstand natural...
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Lesson Plan
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Chernobyl 2 - Air Currents

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a scale model of the affected area of the Chernobyl disaster. Using this scale model, they simulate the explosion and the resulting uneven dispersal of fallout due particularly to wind direction and weather conditions.
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Dangerous Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate how pollution is a global issue. They locate the countries affected by radiation from Chernobyl, sequence the progress of radiation transport from Chernobyl and plot the pollution points on a world map, and read and...
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Lesson Plan
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A Lack of Energy

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider the implications of nuclear energy. In this energy lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about nuclear energy's benefits and drawbacks. Students compose poems based on the Chernobyl disaster.
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Radiation Reassessed

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the dangers of radiation by exploring recent nuclear tragedies.  In this scientific debate lesson, students define the idea of radiation "half life" and determine if low doses of radiation are truly damaging to a...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Chernobyl: Interviews From Inside a Nuclear Disaster Area

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Chernobyl: Interviews from Inside a Nuclear Disaster Area" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Website
Other

Chernobyl Children's Project International

For Students 9th - 10th
The heart-breaking addendum to the Chernobyl accident is that thousands of children were and are still affected by the fallout. Here are the results of an international organization that strives to help these children.
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Other

The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident and It's Ramifications

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent series of reference papers on the worst nuclear accident we have had. Maps and a photo gallery are also provided.
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Other

The New Wilderness/etchings by Irene Scheinmann

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains and displays the work of artist Irene Scheinmann. This particular page is about her etchings on the subjects of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, war and deforestation around the world.
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Website
Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Curated OER

Aftermath

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains and displays the work of artist Irene Scheinmann. This particular page is about her etchings on the subjects of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, war and deforestation around the world.
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Graphic
Curated OER

All Around Me the Wilderness I See

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains and displays the work of artist Irene Scheinmann. This particular page is about her etchings on the subjects of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, war and deforestation around the world.