Nuclear Energy: Classroom Activities

Activity	Concepts
Understanding the Half Life of a Radioactive Element	Radioactive elements, radioactive decay, half-lives, parent atoms, daughter atoms, atomic mass, subatomic particles, time, dating rocks.
Nuclear Fission Simulation	Nuclear physics, nuclear fission, sub-atomic particles, uranium decay, moderators, nuclear reactions.
Nuclear Power and your Community	Geography of nuclear power plants in the United States, spatial data, local energy production.
Nuclear Power Worldwide	Geography of nuclear power plants worldwide, spatial distributions, regional differences in energy policy, physical factors, anti-nuclear countries, policy basics.