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Worksheet
Curated OER

Radio Bikini

For Students 11th - 12th
In this radio bikini movie learning exercise, students watch the movie Radio Bikini and then answer several questions about the film. Students justify if the actions in the movie were a scientific operation or a political operation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Craters are a Blast!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this craters worksheet, students solve 3 problems including converting units of Joules into a number equivalent to a one-megaton nuclear bomb, finding the diameters of craters in a given picture and determining the energy needed to...
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Handout
MadSci Network

Msn: What Are the Effects of a Hydrogen Bomb?

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page describes some potential effects of a nuclear explosion. The possibilities of tidal waves, earthquakes and radiation-related damages are discussed.
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Handout
Other

Dannen.com: Atomic Bomb Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The information is detailed and in depth. Contains many links to related sites.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Pros and Cons of Nuclear Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the pros and cons of nuclear weapons and provides a list of facts about them.