Three Mile Island  Write down 5 things you know about TMI  Share with your partner  Pick 3 to put on your white board and share with class Day 1

Let’s Review!  Draw a picture that represents fission and fusion

Fission- nucleus of an atom splitting which gives off energy Fusion- nucleus of atoms come together and give off energy

Fission vs Fusion  Use the index cards on your desk and fill in the Venn Diagram comparing/con trasting fusion and fission

Nuclear Energy  The processes of fusion and fission release nuclear energy which can be used to generate electricity  Fusion- the nuclei of atoms combine and give off energy  Energy of the stars (hydrogen atoms combine to form Helium)  Not used commercially yet  Fission- the nucleus of an atom splits giving off energy in the process  Commercial production of electricity throughout the world when Uranium-235 splits into Plutonium- 238

Half-Life  the time taken for the radioactivity of a specific isotope to fall to half its original value  Carbon- 14 has half life 5,730 years  Used to determine age of fossils  Plutonium-238 has a half life 87.7 years  So it takes 87.7 years to decay half a

Chem-Would go on to calculate half-lives Env Sci- M&M Decay Simulation

Nuclear Power  Is nuclear energy renewable or non- renewable? (Discuss with table )  Relies on Uranium-238  5.5 million metric tons of U-238 have been identified  An additional 10.5 million metric tons remain undiscovered  Roughly 230-year supply at today's consumption rate in total. Day 2

Write down the steps on your handouts

Nuclear Disasters in History  Three Mile Island Three Mile Island  Occurred March 28, 1979  Fukushima Fukushima  Occurred March 11, 2011  Chernobyl Chernobyl  Occurred April 26, 1986

Summarizing Assignment  RAFT Options  Choose one of the options on your handout  Real Estate Listing  Town Hall Speech (do not have to present the speech)  Comic Strip Day 3-4