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Lesson Plan, Unit Plan Nuclear History and Discourse

  • Grade Level 9th-12th Grade
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Introduction

This set aggregates several resources and unit plans related to the use of atomic weapons against the Japanese in World War II.

Resources: Lesson plan and resources: TEAACH Nuclear History
(https://www.teaachnuclearhistory.com/)

[Social Science] Social Science: UBD Stages 1 and 2 of Unit Plan: Social Science: Atomic Bombing
SAC Protocol Plan, Structured Academic Controversy Graphic Organizer

[Science] Science: UBD Stages 1 and 2 of Unit Plan: Ethics, Responsibility, and the Science of Nuclear
Energy, Graphic Organizer Nuclear Energy Background, Science: Nuclear Energy SAC Protocol Plan,
Structured Academic Controversy Graphic Organizer

Essential Questions

  • Should the U.S. have used atomic weapons against the Japanese during WWII?

  • Should the U.S. use nuclear energy as a main source of energy to reduce carbon emission?

  • What is our ethical responsibility as scientists when examining the nature of nuclear energy?

  • How has science been utilized, or might it be exploited, to execute atrocities?