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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

For Students 9th - 10th
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent agency of the government. This site is their homepage.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Medicine: Radioisotopes for Diagnosis and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the use of radioisotopes in nuclear medicine.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the effective nuclear charge is and how electrons can create a shield between a nucleus and an outer electron. Presents exercises for comparing orbital sizes with effective nuclear charges. Requires Java.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Nuclear Stability and Binding Energy

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn how scientists study the properties of stable nuclei in order to draw generalizations about what makes a nucleus stable. They look at...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The resources here, including letters, photographs, official documents, and film, represent various aspects and visions of the Atomic Age.
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U.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

For Students 9th - 10th
Much information can be found on this independent government agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, on this homepage.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Phases of Nuclear Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of determining the temperature and density at which the critical point of nuclear matter is located.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Slater rules are and presents exercises for exploring how they are used to estimate the effective nuclear charge and how well they work compared to the Bohr model expression for orbital sizes. Requires Java.
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MadSci Network

The Mad Scientist Network: About Nuclear Fusion

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page introduces and explains the idea of nuclear fusion. The hydrogen bomb and its operation is discussed. Other applications of nuclear fusion are described. Short but clear.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Nuclear

For Students 3rd - 5th
A timeline of the scientific developments in our understanding of nuclear energy.
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MadSci Network

The Mad Scientist Network: About Nuclear Fusion

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page introduces and explains the idea of nuclear fusion. The hydrogen bomb and its operation is discussed. Other applications of nuclear fusion are described. Short but clear.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Nuclear Energy and Fission

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about nuclear energy and fission in the science of physics including E=mc2, power plants, uses of nuclear power, and fusion.
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USA Today

Usa Today: North Korea Demands a Nuclear Reactor From Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This article states that North Korea will not give up its nuclear program until the United States gives them civilian reactors to generate energy. Discusses how the United States is pressuring the countries in the region to put pressure...
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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.
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Mount Holyoke College

Soviets Say a u.s. Attack on Cuba Would Mean Nuclear War

For Students 9th - 10th
A September 11, 1962 New York Times article relates the Soviet statement threatening nuclear war.
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Organization for Community Networks

Academy Curricular Exchange: Post Nuclear War Survival

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Gives the students an idea that sometimes there is not a correct answer especially when dealing with nuclear war. Students discuss possible outcomes of a nuclear exchange.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Atomic Nuclear

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary associated with atoms and nuclear chemistry.
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Bush Presses Nuclear Power Development Agenda

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from May, 2006 discussing Bush's stance on the development of nuclear power. Go the the site's home page for links to other environmental articles.
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Dickinson College: Three Mile Island Emergency

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn general information about the nuclear accident that occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in March of 1979 while also viewing an extensive collection of primary source documents, audio recordings,...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Melt Down at Three Mile Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about what happened at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Facility in March of 1979 with this PBS site. A teacher's guide is available.
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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the 50 years of nuclear testing in Nevada through oral histories of the participants. In addition to the histories, the site includes a timeline, information about the test sites, and videos.
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Nuclear Threat Initiative: Nuclear 101: Reactors and Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tutorial focuses on reactors and plutonium.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Thorium

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Thorium, atomic number 90. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, where it is found, and details about health-related regulations. Discusses thorium's potential use...
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PBS

Frontline: Three Mile Island: The Judge's Ruling

For Students 9th - 10th
The background behind the nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, and information about the lawsuit filed many years later by those affected by the nuclear accident.

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