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Selena Cruz, Blake Burton, Rusty Aki
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TITLE OF THE LESSON: The innovation of Nuclear power
AUTHOR: Rusty Aki
DATE OF LESSON: Week 4, Tuesday
LENGTH OF LESSON: 40 minutes
NAME OF COURSE: World History
SOURCE OF THE LESSON: World History Textbook, and outside materials such as the World War II informational books.
TEKS ADDRESSED: 17.1(a) &24.1(c) -17) Citizenship. The student understands the significance of political choices and decisions made by individuals, groups, and nations throughout history. The student is expected to:
(A) evaluate political choices and decisions that individuals, groups, and nations have made in the past, taking into account historical context, and apply this knowledge to the analysis of choices and decisions faced by contemporary societies; and
(24) Science, technology, and society. The student understands connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies and societies in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The student is expected to:
(C) identify the contributions of significant scientists and inventors such as Robert Boyle, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Robert Fulton, Sir Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, and James Watt.
CONCEPT STATEMENT: Towards the end of the War the U.S. worked on the Manhattan Project. From this secret, covert testing a bomb was devised. This bomb became known as the atomic bomb and destroyed 2 cities in Japan. This weapon created mass devastation and has lead to many technological advancement.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: Students will describe the events leading to the development of the atomic bomb. They will identify key figures involved in the bombs development and planning. Students will also be able to understand the affects the bomb caused on the nation of Japan and the world. Most importantly, students will be able to discuss the effects of nuclear weaponry on the 21st century politics and society.
RESOURCES: Power point presentation, pictures, books,
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: make sure that pictures and information are not to graphic for students
SUPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, HANDOUTS: each student will be given paper with notes to fill in from the PowerPoint.
| ENGAGEMENT |
Time: ____5 minutes____ |
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| What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses Potential Misconceptions |
| Describe the Manhattan project |
Do students know what Manhattan Project is? Who was in it? Famous scientists? |
Some students may have no idea about what the project was and what it did |
| Describe to the students how nuclear energy has affected us today and how its uses have some what changed |
How and in what, is nuclear energy used? What for? |
Some students may believe that nuclear energy may be only for weapons and military machines/use |
| EXPLORATION |
Time: ____5 minutes____ |
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| What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses Potential Misconceptions |
| Begin a class discussion of the use of nuclear weapons |
Should the U.S. of used the weapon in the first place knowing that it would cost many innocent bystanders their lives? |
Some students may believe the use of the bomb was wrong and inhumane |
| Continue discussing the importance and affects the Japanese felt from the bomb (CAT 25) |
How did this affect the Japanese citizens and the worlds citizens |
The Japanese cities bombed were completely destroyed and many injured, some students will not understand how many common citizens were injured or killed |
| EXPLANATION |
Time: ___15 minutes_____ |
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| What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses Potential Misconceptions |
| Lecture on how the nuclear bomb was constructed -Nuclear fission leads to development projects: 1st Germany -Einstein brings German developments to the minds of U.S. leaders -making of the bomb, (Manhattan Project) -Use of the bomb on Japan |
Why would it be important for the U.S. to develop such a weapon? Was the U.S. the only country trying to develop this type of weapon? |
Students may not know that the technology or idea of this weapon was started by Germany and being developed by others |
| Explain the use of the bomb |
What would be its use? What kind of statement would that make to the world? |
This kind of weaponry would show the world the full might of a country, and make others fear it because they do not have this technology |
| ELABORATION |
Time: _____10 minutes___ |
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| What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses Potential Misconceptions |
| How did testing of Nuclear weapons affect the world? (CAT 25) |
How has nuclear testing affected health? Did this create many present day diseases? |
Some people believe that radiation has created many forms of cancer and birth defects |
| What impacts do today’s generations have to suffer from because of this weapon (CAT 25) |
How has this affected our society? Is nuclear war a possibility at any time? |
During the cold war, the U.S. lived in fear from nuclear war. At that time and today, the threat of a nuclear bomb is high |
| EVALUATION |
Time: ____10 minutes____ |
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| What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses Potential Misconceptions |
| See how students feel this technology should be used (CAT 25) |
How would you use this technology? Good vs. bad |
Some students may use as a source of energy to help further our technology |