1. Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl Ukraine

2. Chernobyl

3. Nuclear Power Plant is…
a building that generates electricity
use nuclear energy to heat water which produces steam/electricity

4. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 1986
One of the nuclear reactors EXPLODED
Poorly built nuclear plant
Poor safety rules in place
Poor training of workers
at the nuclear power plant

5. Effects of Nuclear Disaster
Poisoning land and water
Poisoning the air and falling on Northern Europe
Drinking water was unsafe for months

6. Effects of the Nuclear Disaster (cont.)
People and animals contracted diseases and some died
Turned the nearby forests brown and killed the trees
Fish were not safe to eat

7. Photos of the Effects of the Chernobyl Disaster

8. After the disaster-Solutions
30 Mile Exclusion Zone because of the high radiation today
Ukrainian government is NOW nuclear-free (since 2000)
Reactor was buried in concrete (but the radioactive material is still not safe)

9. Frame-Write in complete sentences
So What? What is this thinking map about? So Why? Why is it important to know about the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster? Frame- Where did I get this information for this thinking map?