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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
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Let’s Review! Draw a picture that represents fission and fusion
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Fission- nucleus of an atom splitting which gives off energy Fusion- nucleus of atoms come together and give off energy
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Fission vs Fusion Use the index cards on your desk and fill in the Venn Diagram comparing/con trasting fusion and fission
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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
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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
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Chem-Would go on to calculate half-lives Env Sci- M&M Decay Simulation
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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
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Write down the steps on your handouts
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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
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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
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