Understanding Nuclear Energy and its Impact on the Environment and Economy

This lesson provides an understanding of nuclear energy and its impact on the environment and economy. It covers the different processes of nuclear energy production, such as fusion and fission, and explains how nuclear power is used to generate electricity. The lesson also highlights the environmental benefits of nuclear power.

Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Lesson # ____________
Learning – Teaching Plan ____Nuclear Energy
Lesson Overview
By this lesson, the student will understand that nuclear control is the usage of atomic responses that announcement atomic vigor to
product warmth, In This Lesson teacher will provide understanding and knowledge regarding the significance and impact of
nuclear power on the atmosphere and economy. To generate the nation's electricity, there are ninety-eight nuclear reactors are
settled in the 30 states and nearly 20 percent of the nation's electricity. This Lesson will also provide the information to the student
regarding energy developing by many radioactive products.
Connections to New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS)
Title: Nuclear Energy
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Performance Expectation(s) Targeted (Working towards) (Include numeric identifier, i.e., PE code - HS-LS1-1: Genes, Proteins, and Tissues)
Identify and Highlight the DCI, Scientific Practice and Crosscutting Concept in the PE (See NGSS Hub)
Design a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact.
DCIs Targeted in this PE Scientific Practice(s) Targeted in this PE Cross-Cutting Concept(s) Targeted
In this lesson, the teacher will provide
understanding and knowledge regarding the
significance and impact of nuclear power
on the atmosphere and economy. By this lesson, a student will understand
that nuclear control is the usage of atomic
responses that announcement atomic vigor
to produce warmth. The nuclear energy
can be gained from nuclear fusion, nuclear
decay, and nuclear fission
This kind of energy generates from the
excruciating iotas in a reactor to warmness
liquid into the fog by turning a turbine and
produce voltage. To generate the nation's
electricity, there are ninety-eight nuclear
reactors are settled in the 30 states and nearly
20 percent of the nation's electricity. In this
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regard, reactors use uranium, not fossil fuels
and it all without carbon emission.
Student Preconceptions/ Misconception about the topic Scientific Understanding
A student will also get the knowledge regarding the two
fundamental nuclear processes that considered for energy
production that are fusion and fission. In the context of Fusion, it
is a combination of two small atoms such as helium and hydrogen
that generate heavier energy and atoms.
This Lesson will also provide the information to a student regarding
energy can more generally as compared to fission without developing
many radioactive by-products. The reactions of the fusion are
generated in the sun and using Hydrogen as fuel and developing
helium as waste. A student will also get knowledge regarding another
procedure that is fission under which large atoms like Uranium and
plutonium are two smaller atoms.
Reference(s)
Prior learning and prerequisite skills
The student will also learn about Fission is the energetic splitting of high atoms like Uranium and plutonium that are called fission
products. In this regard, atomic authority floras in procedure use this response to creating the warmness that turns into the power. From
this lesson, a student will effectively understand the concept that the nuclear energy and muscle can be acquired from nuclear fusion,
nuclear decay, and nuclear fission. This kind of energy generates from the unbearable atoms in reactors to heat water into steam by
turning a turbine and produce electricity.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to (SWBAT):
Evaluation Criteria:
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A student will also understand the major use its utilization in the
environment. It is the use of atomic reaction that announcement
atomic vitality to produce the temperature and power that is
effectively utilized in the vapor turbines to develop power in a
nuclear supremacy shrub
In the radioisotope thermoelectric generator niche application,
nuclear decay procedure can utilized. The chances and
probability to produce the electricity and power by using nuclear
fusion are still in the procedure of researching along with not any
kind of application of commercials.
By this procedure students will learn that nuclear power is the one
of the methods of producing the electricity and it is the leading
low carbon power generation approach.
In the future, this lesson will help to the student in developing the
project of nuclear energy.
Learning and Teaching Experiences– Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, evaluate
Time Teacher Does Students Do Notes to Self
Phenomenon used to Engage students in thinking around PE
Engage: Opening Activity
In this lesson, the teacher will provide
understanding and knowledge
regarding the significance and impact
of nuclear power upon the atmosphere
and economy.
By this lesson, the student will
understand that nuclear control is the
usage of atomic responses that
announcement atomic vigor to
product warmth
Explore: The nuclear energy can be
gained from nuclear fusion, nuclear
decay, and nuclear fission.
This kind of energy generated from
the excruciating iotas in a reactor to
warmness liquid into the fog by
turning a turbine and produce the
voltage
Explain: Student will also get the
knowledge regarding the two
A student will also get knowledge
regarding another procedure that is
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fundamental nuclear processes that
considered for energy production that
are fusion and fission
fission under which large atoms like
Uranium and plutonium are two
smaller atoms.
Elaborate: Student will also get
knowledge regarding another
procedure that is fission under which
large atoms like Uranium and
plutonium are two smaller atoms.
Students will learn that nuclear power
is one of the methods of producing
the electricity and it is the leading low
carbon power generation approach.
Evaluate:. A student will also
understand the major use its utilization
in the environment. It is the use of
atomic reaction that announcement
atomic vitality to produce the
temperature and power that is
effectively utilized in the vapor
turbines to develop power in a nuclear
supremacy shrub.
From this lesson, a student will
effectively understand the concept
that the nuclear energy and muscle
can be acquired from nuclear fusion,
nuclear decay, and nuclear fission.
Academic Language Demands/Vocabulary/Symbols
From the Core Documents:
Not in the Core Documents:
Non-scientific vocabulary
Materials: Supplementary Materials:
Management plan
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Homework
References and Acknowledgements
Rabinowitch, E. and Belford, R.L., 2017. Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Uranyl Compounds: International Series of Monographs on
Nuclear Energy (Vol. 1). Elsevier.
Gralla, F., Abson, D.J., Møller, A.P., Lang, D.J. and von Wehrden, H., 2017. Energy transitions and national development indicators: a global
review of nuclear energy production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 70, pp.1251-1265.
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