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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Radio Program #9: The Millfield Mine Disaster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret the experience of the Millfield Mine Disaster and its storytellers. They debate whether the non-union status of Mine #6 was a factor. Students interview community members who have worked in the mining industry.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Listening Guide for Changes in the Spheres Presentation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this changes in the spheres activity, students take notes on the impacts that acid rain, nuclear accidents, flooding, forest fires, contrails discovery, oil spills, meteorite collisions and volcanic eruptions have on the atmosphere,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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
Curated OER

Dude, You Gotta Move

For Students 5th - 10th
For this biomes worksheet, students create a project about biomes after completing online research with websites given. Students complete 4 steps in completing their project.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Path of Pollution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students conduct a brainstorming exercise that asks them to list all the ideas about air pollution that can be recalled. The ideas are recorded on a chart that the teacher has prepared. The lesson plan contains sufficient background...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Energy Debate - Conclusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a persuasive essay about the choices in the energy debate. They comprehend the environmental consequences that accompany the decision. Students predict how they will power their future.
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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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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Chernobyl: What Really Happened?

For Students 9th - 10th
This text excerpt from "Nuclear Renewal" by Richard Rhodes examines the causes of the Chernobyl accident. Reprinted on the online home of FRONTLINE, the series on PBS.
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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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Article
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet on the Chernobyl accident: how many were exposed, where they were, the relocation efforts, amount of radiation received, and health problems associated with the accident.
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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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Graphic
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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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dangerous Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By tracing the movement of radiation released during an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, students see how air pollution, like particulate matter, can become a global issue.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Reactor Accidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the nuclear reactor accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl and learn about their serious impacts.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers:nordic Sagas: Radioactive Reindeer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Demonstrate how soil absorbs radioactivity by simulating the absorption of the radioactive isotope from the Chernobyl disaster into the lichen of Scandinavia. Use a chart to figure out the half-life of the isotope.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mutation Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the causes of mutation.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Soviet Archives Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
This ibiblio.org exhibit discusses in detail the history of the Soviet Union. The site is grouped into two main categories with several sub-headings. One is Internal Workings of the Soviet System including: Repression and Terror: Stalin...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Causes of Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learning activity defines mutagen, covers the causes of mutation, and gives examples of spontaneous mutations.
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Soviet Nuclear History

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital archive of documents from the 1940s-1980s that relate to the nuclear weapons race in the Soviet Union. Included in archive are notes from the head of the Soviet atomic bomb project, Igor Kurchatov and documents related to...
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Graphic
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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Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Japan's Nuclear Power Debate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Readings and news articles provide information on the debate over nuclear energy. In particular, the questions being raised due to the crisis in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March, 2011.
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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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Handout
Other

Gfi: Email Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides useful background information on email security issues. It will help you examine the security threats facing your email system and determine what kind of email security solution you need.
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Graphic
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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