Nuclear Energy

Essential Question: Is nuclear power worth the risk?

Learning Objective: I can develop logical arguments regarding nuclear power

Standards addressed:
HS-ETS1-3: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

In Class Sequence

Additional Resources

Lesson 1 (Engage)

QFT: Public Dread and Actual Deaths (See image below)
Socratic Seminar Briefing
Research questions chosen

Lesson 2 (Explore)

Begin research into your chosen question
Argumentative Essay Rubric
Basic Graphic Organizer for Persuasive Essays
Finding Reliable Sources
Link to ERS Portal

Lesson 3 (Explain)

Continue research
Radiation Slide Deck

Lesson 4 (Extend)

Compile and finish Argumentative Essay
Peer feedback and corrections
Sentence Frames for Socratic Seminar

Lesson 5 (Evaluate)

Essay Due (in hand, you will submit at end of seminar)
Socratic Seminar

Reading Material:

Videos:

General Sources:

Interactives:

Is Radiation Dangerous? TEDEd Lesson

Hands-on:

Go make sure your smoke detectors have batteries.