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9-12, Environmental Science Std 3.0: Evaluate other sources of energy for their effectiveness as alternatives to fossil fuels. Compare nuclear fission and nuclear fusion reactions in the production of energy Compare energy production and waste output in generating nuclear energy

Lesson Plans: The Forces of Fusion It works for the stars, it should be able to work for us. Fusion will provide us with a virtually inexhaustible supply of clean, accessible energy. But first, we must begin to understand some of the forces that must be overcome for two ions to fuse together and release energy. Nuclear Power Gets A Boost Tutorial and newspaper activity Control The Nuclear Power Plant The control-room operators of the Kärnobyl nuclear power plant are telecommuting and are running the plant through the Web. However, the mean time between failure for the components of Kärnobyl is not great. Try to keep the reactor stable when component failures occur! The Chernobyl Disaster To explore how a nuclear accident can affect biological systems. Star Power! Discovering the Power of Sunlight To estimate the energy output of the sun and how much power sunlight provides to the earth. Submarines: Underway on Nuclear Power This lesson introduces students to the role of nuclear submarines during the Cold War. Students will explore the uses of nuclear submarines, the dangers faced by their crews, and the legacy left to their generation by the Cold War build-up. They will look at incidents involving submarines both during and after the Cold War, including the K-19 disaster. Students will analyze various aspects of these incidents and assemble their findings into a classroom presentation. Low-level Nuclear Waste: A Geographic Analysis In this lesson, students will learn how to analyze the problems surrounding nuclear waste. They will compare and contrast low- and high-level nuclear waste, and make decisions concerning how to dispose of low-level nuclear waste.

Resources: Welcome to the NRCS Soils Website AirData : Access to Air Pollution Data
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