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New Talk: Is Nuclear Power Essential to Climate Change and Energy Independence?
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on nuclear power, climate change, and energy independence. Readers can comment, but...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nuclear Power Generation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the design of a nuclear power plant and the production of nuclear energy.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Nuclear Power O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This card is about nuclear power. See if you can answer a few questions when you're done reading.
Other
First Energy: The Electric Avenue: Energy Fun Factory
Here, students can learn all about energy sources and electricity. Activities include games and calculating energy costs in their homes.
Other
World Nuclear Association: Outline History of Nuclear Energy
Discusses the nature of the atom, harnessing nuclear fission, conceiving the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project, and the revival of the nuclear boiler.
Other
Nuclear Threat Initiative: Nuclear 101: Overview
Tutorial focuses on how nuclear energy and nuclear weapons work.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Nuclear Power Study Guide
A study guide reviewing nuclear power.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.30 Nonrenewable Resources
Learn about nonrenewable resources and energy, specifically nuclear power.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Emerging Technologies: Advanced Nuclear Fission
A brief explanation of the advances being made in the design of nuclear power facilities.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Shell Model
This entry investigates the Shell Model in which the motion of each nucleon is governed by the average attractive force of all the other nucleons.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Nuclear
A timeline of the scientific developments in our understanding of nuclear energy.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
Kidport
Kidport Reference Library: Energy
A simple introduction to energy, offering information on hydro-electric energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar energy, and wind energy.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Time for Nukes?
The Why? Files article features the alternative energy source nuclear power and discusses the benefits and hazards of nuclear power plants. Also contains additional links for further study.
Atomic Archive
Atomic Archive: Developing the Hydrogen Bomb
Links to seven different documents regarding the hydrogen bomb and its development during the Cold War. Excellent resource.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Measuring Energy Levels
This Guide to the Nuclear Wallchart is an online textbook geared to teachers. Each topic related to nuclear energy is isolated into various topics. This particular chapter explains how to measure nuclear energy levels.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Madame Curie
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie's scientific discoveries in radiation, which resulted in the creation of both modern cancer treatments and the atomic bomb.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Three Mile Island Accident
Learn about the 1979 Three Mile Island Accident, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Energy
What is energy? Article provides a brief discussion of the many different forms of energy.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Nuclear Energy and Fission
Kids learn about nuclear energy and fission in the science of physics including E=mc2, power plants, uses of nuclear power, and fusion.
John Wiley & Sons
Environet: Fossil Fuels & the Environment
A case study approach on fossil fuels is provided along with an objectives and question and answer section in learning more about this environmental subject.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety
This text excerpt from "Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology" by Robert Pool looks at the impact of nuclear power. Reprinted on the online home of FRONTLINE, the series on PBS.
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: Energy
Check out this cartoon on various types of energy and energy conservation.