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Worksheet
Curated OER

Our Sun

For Students 7th - 9th
In this space science activity, students use the clues at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on our sun. They identify the cooler and visible surface areas of the sun, as well as what sunspots are on the sun.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nuclear Fleas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders distinguish characteristics of living things and identify the importance of careful observation. They identify five things that are not alive, but display characteristics of life and list five things that are alive, but...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

There Must Be Something in the Water

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a New York Times article as a class and discuss how groundwater near a nuclear test site may have been contaminated. They explore how groundwater contamination can spread through aquifers by participating in a simulation.
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Website
University of Michigan

Department of Nuclear Engineering at U of M

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at University of Michigan. There a links to academics, research, degree programs, etc.
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Website
Texas A&M University

Texas a & M University: Nuclear Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website for the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A & M University. It focuses on the Nuclear Engineering program, and current news about the field.
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Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
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Website
Other

Greenpeace: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.
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Website
Other

New Talk: Is Nuclear Power Essential to Climate Change and Energy Independence?

For Students 9th - 10th
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on nuclear power, climate change, and energy independence. Readers can comment, but...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Fusion and Fission

For Students 9th - 10th
Given diagrams, illustrations, symbols, or descriptions, student will distinguish between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.