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Radio Program #9: The Millfield Mine Disaster
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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Listening Guide for Changes in the Spheres Presentation
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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Radiation Reassessed
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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Dude, You Gotta Move
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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The Path of Pollution
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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The Energy Debate - Conclusion
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.
Other
Chernobyl Children's Project International
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Chernobyl: What Really Happened?
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Chernobyl: Interviews From Inside a Nuclear Disaster Area
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...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown
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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The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident and It's Ramifications
An excellent series of reference papers on the worst nuclear accident we have had. Maps and a photo gallery are also provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Dangerous Air
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.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Reactor Accidents
Read about the nuclear reactor accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl and learn about their serious impacts.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:nordic Sagas: Radioactive Reindeer
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mutation Causes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the causes of mutation.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Soviet Archives Exhibit
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Causes of Mutation
[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.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: Soviet Nuclear History
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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The New Wilderness/etchings by Irene Scheinmann
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.
Other
Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Japan's Nuclear Power Debate
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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Planet Ark: World Environmental News
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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Gfi: Email Security
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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Aftermath
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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