Recycled Russian nuclear weapons provide 10 percent of the nuclear energy that the United States uses. The short presentation discusses the Teller-Ulam device. It provides a diagram of the parts as well as a description of the four...

Eleventh graders study the different areas of nuclear chemistry.  For this energy and critical thinking lesson students study radiation, nuclear energy and weapons then divide into groups and create a poster.

A lesson about the Manhattan Project will explode young physicists' understanding of the racial attitudes in the United States during and after World war II. Groups select an African American scientist or technician that worked on the...

Students research and discuss issues surrounding the atomic bomb and the concerns it raised and the consequences of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan. A variety of sample questions are provided to engage discussion.

In this radiation worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary terms associated with the 25 clues given.

Students explain how E-bomb works. In this physics lesson, students simulate the effects of e-bombs on electronic targets. They discuss its potential harmful effects when used as a weapon.

Students examine the concept of nuclear waste storage. In this interdisciplinary activity, students research Yucca Mountain in order to compare and contrast opposing views regarding the nuclear waste site there. Students compose a letter...

Tenth graders, from an environmental perspective, study the pros and cons of war. Distinctions between characteristics of biological, chemical and nuclear threats and the impact of economic development are considered.

Students find maps of the region to show rock formations and soil types and use GIS to compare radon levels. They describe three types of radioactive decay, interpret graphs, and follow steps to develop a nuclear bomb or energy.

Young scholars critically investigate the issues surrounding the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. They conclude if dropping the bombs was a correct decision or not and support their conclusions with documentation. Students tie in...

Timeline of key events in the development of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, including early scientific discoveries related to atomic science.

Site explores the history of the first nuclear weapons and the challenges of maintaining these weapons today.

This site is a comprehensive timeline of the history of the nuclear age, from the discovery of radioactivity to the cleanup of nuclear weapons.

Detonating a thermonuclear weapon on the moon? It sounds like the bizarre scheme of a deranged comic-book villain -- not a project initiated inside the U.S. government. But in 1958, as the Cold War space race was heating up, the U.S. Air...

Wikipedia provides detailed information and history on centrifuges in scientific research and industry, including its importance in making nuclear weapons.

Defense-related research leads to the computer, the world enters the atomic age and TV conquers America.

This article from "The New York Times" at Nuclearfiles.org recounts the ongoing debate about the first hydrgen bomb and who truly should be credited with its development.