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Chernobyl Empathy
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brooks, Hannah Martin, Ashley Gaddis, Dale Marceau, Shay Trifunovic, Lazar |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Student groups are given captioned photographs of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant facility and surrounding towns taken before and 28 years after the 1986 disaster. This activity assists students in gaining an understanding of how devastating nuclear meltdowns can be, which underscores the importance of responsible engineering. Student groups are given captioned photographs of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant facility and surrounding towns taken before and 28 years after the 1986 disaster. Based on the captions and clues in the images, they arrange them in sequential order. While viewing the completed sequence of images, students reflect on what it might have been like to be there, and ask themselves: what were people thinking, doing and saying at each point? This activity assists students in gaining an understanding of how devastating nuclear meltdowns can be, which underscores the importance of responsible engineering. It is recommended that this activity be conducted before the associated lesson, Nuclear Energy through a Virtual Field Trip. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | North Carolina State University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Physics Science and Technology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT30M |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class IX Class X |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Structure of the Earth Technical |
