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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion

For Students 8th - 9th
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are reactions that convert matter into energy. Learn the difference.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Nuclear Fission and Fusion Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains the processes of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Includes simulations on nuclear fission and on isotope decay.
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Lcid: Comparison of Fission and Fusion Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Science Teacher's Resource Center. A data sheet tabulating the many differences between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Technical information about the nuclear reactions, the mass defect, isotope masses, etc. is included.
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MadSci Network

Msn: What Happens in a Nuclear Reaction?

For Students 6th - 8th
From The Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page discusses three types of nuclear reactions - spontaneous decay reactions, nuclear fision reactions, and nuclear fusion reactions. Each reaction type...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
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MadSci Network

Msn: What Is Required to Initiate a Fusion Reaction?

For Students 6th - 8th
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page provides a thorough discussion of fusion reactions. Fusion and fission are compared and contrasted and the mechanisms which must occur to initiate and...
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Nuclear Energy: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and learn as you view examples and explanations of nuclear energy. View examples and formulas for binding energy, nuclear fission, chain reaction, and nuclear power.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Fission Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
Resource explains and illustrates nuclear fission energy.
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MadSci Network

Msn: How Would You Explain the Process?

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page explains the differences between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. The details of each process are sketched in simple language.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.