Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: The Atomic Bomb

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How necessary was it for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? In this lesson, students will study varying accounts and develop their own opinions of...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History for Kids: The Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Atomic Bomb during World War II. Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan to end WW2.
Activity
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima. Pictures of Hiroshima after the bomb and the mushroom cloud are included.
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Hiroshima by John Hersey

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book tells the stories of six...
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PBS

Pbs: People & Discoveries Niels Bohr

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful PBS biography of a great man. This contains many personal touches, yet does a fine job of describing Bohr's scientific work. But it's best at Bohr the man. Nice quotes, one in the middle, one at the end.