Science Geek
The Hydrogen Bomb
Recycled Russian nuclear weapons provide 10 percent of the nuclear energy that the United States uses. The short presentation discusses the Teller-Ulam device. It provides a diagram of the parts as well as a description of the four...
Curated OER
Craters are a Blast!
In this craters activity, learners solve 3 problems including converting units of Joules into a number equivalent to a one-megaton nuclear bomb, finding the diameters of craters in a given picture and determining the energy needed to...
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the accomplishments of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
Smithsonian Institution
Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States—specifically John F. Kennedy—played a large role during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A history resource poses questions that encourage critical thinking as well as in-depth analysis of images from the time period.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Students explore facets of the Cold War. In this Cold War history lesson, students research a Cold War event in order to write a news story about the events that features direct quotations and images.
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CME Kinetic Energy and Mass
In this kinetic energy and mass worksheet, high schoolers read about coronal mass ejections detected by the SOHO satellite. Students complete a data table that shows the relationship between kinetic energy, speed and mass. They convert...
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Energy and Mass-Same Things But Different!
In this energy and mass worksheet, students read about Einstein's formula, E=mc2 and they solve six problems. They convert from different energy units to different mass units using a given formula.
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Pacific Islands Crossword
In this geography worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about the Pacific Islands. The twenty-three clues are about capitals, countries, and terrain.
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The People's Right to Know
Students review Supreme Court ruling on the right to know, prior restrain and access to government. They read The Progressive case and hold a moot court to argue the outcome.
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Chasing El Nino
In this El Nino worksheet, learners review this specific change in the climate cycle by completing 20 short answer questions.
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Observing Bursts from an X-ray Burster
Learners study the use of X-ray data to make size and energy estimates of the source and the processes occurring there. They use XTE observations of the object GRO 1744-28 to determine whether bursts occur periodically and the duration...
Atomic Archive
Nuclear Fusion: The Hydrogen Bomb
From the Atomic Archive - the online companion to the award-winning CD-ROM. This page (and the couple that follow from it) describe the use of fusion reactions in a hydrogen bomb. A schematic diagram of an H-bomb is given and discussed....
FOX News
Fox News: Hydrogen Bomb
Organized into question/answer format, this article on the hydrogen bomb provides a description of what this type of weapon is and how it works. Included is information on the countries that currently have and manufacture nuclear devices.
Stanford University
Stanford Report: Edward Teller, Father of Hydrogen Bomb
Students don't generally learn much about Edward Teller in school. But with the progress in science in the 20th century, maybe they should. Edward Teller was one of the main architects of the hydrogen bomb. This is a great site by...
BBC
Bbc: 1954: Us Tests Hydrogen Bomb in Bikini
This site explains the awesome power and destructive force associated with exploding a hydrogen bomb. Site is brief but informative. A great introduction to learning about the hydrogen bomb.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Atomic Bomb Facts
Discusses lost nuclear weapons, the power of an atomic bomb, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the development of the atomic bomb, the making of the hydrogen bomb, the detonation of a hydrogen bomb by Russia in 1961, and the status...
Other
Atom Central: The H Bomb & the Birth of the Universe
Peer into the heart of nuclear explosions through a series of photographs of the detonation of Hydrogen Bombs.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Hydrogen Bomb Facts
Discusses the history of the hydrogen bomb, how it works, countries that have the hydrogen bomb, efforts to prevent its misuse, and interesting facts about it.
Atomic Archive
Atomic Archive: Developing the Hydrogen Bomb
Links to seven different documents regarding the hydrogen bomb and its development during the Cold War. Excellent resource.
MadSci Network
Msn: What Are the Effects of a Hydrogen Bomb?
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page describes some potential effects of a nuclear explosion. The possibilities of tidal waves, earthquakes and radiation-related damages are discussed.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Race for the Superbomb
This site explores the Cold War race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Content details all the people who were involved in the race for the H-Bomb, as well as notable events during this time period....
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Edward Teller
The "Father of the hydrogen bomb" is dead. But Edward Teller did more than design nuclear weapons -- he also fought arms control and pushed missile defense. What did Teller invent? Did he make us safer?
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Who Built the H Bomb? Debate Revives
This article from "The New York Times" at Nuclearfiles.org recounts the ongoing debate about the first hydrgen bomb and who truly should be credited with its development.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Credited with the creation of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. Read about Oppenheimer's education and involvement in the atomic explosions, which "changed the world forever."