Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy introduces students to this type of energy as a source of power. Students will learn about the sources for this kind of power and what people can use it for. They will also be able to explain the process of how to use nuclear energy.
There are a number of suggestions in the “Options for Lesson” section that you might want to take advantage of if you want. One option is to invite someone who works at a power plant (depending on where your school is) to speak to the class and answer questions they have about nuclear energy.
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Additional information, what our nuclear energy lesson plan includes.
Lesson Objectives and Overview: Nuclear Energy teaches students about this type of power source and its effects on the world. Students will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using this kind of power. By the end of the lesson, they will be able to explain the process by which people are able to use nuclear energy. This lesson is for students in 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade.
Classroom Procedure
Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the yellow box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand. For this lesson, you will need colored pencils, markers, construction paper or poster boards, and scratch paper. Students will also need internet access for research purposes.
Options for Lesson
In the “Options for Lesson” section of the classroom procedure page, you will find several ideas for additional activities or tasks to incorporate into the lesson. For the activity, students could vote on the posters after everyone finishes in categories like best overall, most colorful, and most creative. Depending on where your school is, you could invite a power plant worker to speak to the class about nuclear energy and other energy sources. Students could research locations of nuclear power plants throughout the country. They could also look into local newspapers for stories about those plants. You could have students research disasters at coal mines and compare them to nuclear accidents. One final idea is for students to research Chernobyl and its impact and aftermath in the area.
Teacher Notes
The teacher notes page provides a little extra information about the lesson or guidance on how to approach it. It mentions how students may be familiar with aspects of the lesson but may not fully understand how they all relate to nuclear energy and power. You might also benefit from discussing the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power and conduct a debate with the students. In addition, you could teach this lesson in conjunction with others about energy or related topics.
NUCLEAR ENERGY LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES
Energy sources.
The Nuclear Energy lesson plan contains four pages of content. The beginning of the lesson discusses various sources of energy. Students will learn that a lot of the things they do every day, such as using a phone or turning on the TV, require energy. Not all things use the same source for their energy or power. Regardless, without some type of energy source, light switches, televisions, and phones would not be able to function.
Students will learn that anything with a power cord or battery needs energy to work. Where that energy comes from can differ because there are several ways energy can power homes and products. Batteries are a common one, and we find them in phones, flashlights, and certain tools like cordless drills. While batteries provide power for a certain amount of time, they have to recharge to get more energy.
Power plants also provide energy and power, and these are typically the sources of power in our homes and schools. Most power plants provide electricity using fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal) or solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and wind powers, as well as a few others. One of the most controversial and often forgotten sources of energy is nuclear power. Nuclear power provides about 11% of the world’s energy needs, and nearly 20% in the United States.
North America, parts of South America, Asia, and Europe use nuclear power. A very small amount is generated in Africa. As of 2016, about 31 countries generate at least some of their electricity via nuclear power. People often misunderstand nuclear energy as a source of electricity. They sometimes think of nuclear bombs or radiation, which can result in harmful consequences. However, nuclear energy has provided power for decades. One of its greatest advantages is that it can produce a lot of energy from small amounts of fuel. It also doesn’t produce pollution as fossil fuels do.
How Nuclear Power Works
Students will next learn about nuclear power plants and how they work, which is much like other power plants except that their energy source is uranium. Uranium is a metal mined in various parts of the world. Modern nuclear plants use enriched uranium. The lesson explains that nuclear energy holds the protons and neutrons within an atom’s nucleus together. In a process called nuclear fission, the atom’s nucleus splits, and the resulting reaction drives the release of nuclear energy in power plants.
Every time an atom splits, the process releases more energy and more neutrons. It causes a chain reaction that continually increases the amount of energy. Generally, this reaction is controlled. If it is not, however, it can cause a huge explosion. A nuclear bomb explosion is the result of an uncontrolled fission chain reaction.
In essence, controlled nuclear fission creates energy and electricity while uncontrolled nuclear fission causes major problems. In controlled environments, the nuclei of large, unstable atoms are bombarded. Instead of using coal or oil to produce electricity, the splitting uranium atoms and the resulting chain reaction produce electricity.
Generating Electricity
Nuclear power plants have nuclear reactors that generate electricity using controlled fission reactions. The specific enriched metal that they use for fuel is Uranium-235. Because the availability of uranium is limited, nuclear power is a non-renewable resource. It takes millions of years to replace this type of energy resource.
A nuclear power plant also includes a large cooling tower. The lesson shows a diagram of the various parts of the plant and lists the steps of the nuclear fission process. First, fission occurs in the reactor vessel, and reactions happen in the uranium fuel rods. This generates heat that is then transferred to the water surrounding the rods. Next, the heat converts the water into steam as it passes through a pipe into the steam generator. The steam flows through a secondary loop pipe to the turbine.
Third, the turbine rotates as the steam enters, making the generator move and produce electricity. Finally, the steam flows into the condenser cooling water that comes from water from the cooling tower. The steam returns to liquid and goes back to the reactor. If the reactions in step one produce too much heat, control rods are inserted to absorb neutrons and slow the chain reaction.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Students will learn that there are pros and cons to using nuclear energy, just as there are with all energy sources. These pros and cons can relate to cost, safety, or environmental impact. Scientists often debate amongst each other about whether using nuclear energy is good or bad.
The lesson lists four main pros in favor of nuclear energy. Nuclear power plants generate electricity without producing any pollution, smoke, or carbon dioxide. It is inexpensive to produce, costing about the same as coal. In addition, it produces large amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel and produces very little waste. Nuclear power plants are also reliable.
On the other hand, the waste it does produce is radioactive. Medium to high levels of radiation damage the cells of the body. This can lead to short- and long-term illness, and eventually death. Although there is little waste, it is extremely dangerous. People have to seal and bury the waste for thousands of years so that the radioactivity can die away. Finally, while nuclear energy is reliable, costs are high for keeping the process safe. If something goes wrong, a nuclear accident can result in a major disaster.
During the 1990s, nuclear power was the fastest-growing energy source in most of the world. By 2005 it was the slowest. That change may have been the result of accidents at nuclear power plants. One of the most significant events related to nuclear energy occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine.
Due to worker error, the plant produced too much heat, melting the fuel rods. Part of the plant exploded, and radioactive dust released into the air. The explosion killed 31 people. Thousands of other people in the area developed cancer and other illnesses from the radiation. While there have been no explosions as bad as Chernobyl, smaller ones have still concerned many people.
NUCLEAR ENERGY LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS
The Nuclear Energy lesson plan includes three worksheets: an activity worksheet, a practice worksheet, and a homework assignment. Each worksheet reinforces students’ grasp of the lesson content and helps them demonstrate what they learned. The guidelines on the classroom procedure page describe when to hand out each page to students.
FOR OR AGAINST ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
Students will work with a partner to create two posters that encourage and discourage using nuclear energy. (You can have students work alone or in groups if you prefer.) Each poster should contain a variety of elements, such as pictures, slogans, and words. Students can use the boxes at the bottom of the worksheet as scratch paper to create a rough draft before they create their final copies.
REVIEW PRACTICE WORKSHEET
There are a few sections of the practice worksheet. The first section requires students to fill in the blanks in eight sentences. The next section requires them to match definitions to the correct terms from the word bank. There are a total of 10 statements in this section. Finally, students will describe the events in two places as they relate to nuclear energy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
For the homework assignment, students will first put nuclear power production steps in order from one to four. Next, they will mark ten statements as either pros (P) or cons (C) of using nuclear power. Finally, they will look at five numbers and write how they are significant according to what they learned in the lesson.
Worksheet Answer Keys
The final two pages of the lesson plan PDF are answer keys for the practice and homework worksheets. The correct answers are in red to make it easy to compare them to students’ work. There may be some variation on some of their answers given the nature of the questions. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference for yourself when grading assignments.
| grade-level | 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade |
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| subject | Science |
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nuclear energy , energy that is released in significant amounts in processes that affect atomic nuclei, the dense cores of atoms . It is distinct from the energy of other atomic phenomena such as ordinary chemical reactions , which involve only the orbital electrons of atoms. One method of releasing nuclear energy is by controlled nuclear fission in devices called reactors , which now operate in many parts of the world for the production of electricity . Another method for obtaining nuclear energy, controlled nuclear fusion , holds promise but has not been perfected by 2020. Nuclear energy has been released explosively by both nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. See also nuclear power .
In nuclear fission the nucleus of an atom , such as that of uranium or plutonium . breaks up into two lighter nuclei of roughly equal mass. The process may take place spontaneously in some cases or may be induced by the excitation of the nucleus with a variety of particles (e.g., neutrons, protons, deuterons, or alpha particles) or with electromagnetic radiation in the form of gamma rays . In the fission process a large quantity of energy is released, radioactive products are formed, and several neutrons are emitted. These neutrons can induce fission in a nearby nucleus of fissionable material and release more neutrons that can repeat the sequence, causing a chain reaction in which a large number of nuclei undergo fission and an enormous amount of energy is released. If controlled in a nuclear reactor , such a chain reaction can provide power for society’s benefit. If uncontrolled, as in the case of the so-called atomic bomb , it can lead to an explosion of awesome destructive force.
Nuclear fusion is the process by which nuclear reactions between light elements form heavier elements. In cases where the interacting nuclei belong to elements with low atomic numbers (e.g., hydrogen [atomic number 1] or its isotopes deuterium and tritium ), substantial amounts of energy are released. The vast energy potential of nuclear fusion was first exploited in thermonuclear weapons , or hydrogen bombs, which were developed in the decade immediately following World War II . The potential peaceful applications of nuclear fusion, especially in view of the essentially limitless supply of fusion fuel on Earth, have encouraged an immense effort to harness this process for the production of power. Although practical fusion reactors have not been built yet, the necessary conditions of plasma temperature and heat insulation have been largely achieved, suggesting that fusion energy for electric-power production is now a serious possibility. Commercial fusion reactors promise an inexhaustible source of electricity for countries worldwide.
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Introduction to nuclear and particle physics, assignments, problem sets.
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Paper Presentation
Below is a list of seminal papers in nuclear and particle physics. You are asked to form a team of two and pick a paper (first come first served). Please review the paper and prepare a 20-minute presentation summarizing the paper and also setting it into context. You can also suggest a paper not listed below.
Parity Violation
Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decays
CP Violation
Evidence for the \(2\pi\) Decays of the \(K_2^0\) Meson
Observation of Single Isolated Electrons of High Transverse Momentum in Events with Missing Transverse Energy at the CERN pp Collider
Experimental Observation of Lepton Pairs of Invariant Mass around 95 GeV/c 2 at the CERN SPS Collider
Neutrino Oscillations
Evidence for Oscillation of Atmospheric Neutrinos
Higgs Boson
Observation of a New Boson at a Mass of 125 GeV with the CMS Experiment at the LHC
Observation of a New Particle in the Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
Possible Existence of a Neutron
Fermi’s Theory of Beta Decay
Fermi’s Theory of Beta Decay (PDF)
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- Nuclear Physics: Fundamentals and Applications (Video)
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- Lecture-01-Brief Overview of the course
- Lecture-02-Nuclear Size
- Lecture-03-Nuclear Size Cont..
- Lecture-04-Nuclear Size Cont..
- Lecture-05-Semi empirical Mass Formula
- Lecture-06-Semi empirical Mass Formula Cont..
- Lecture-07-Semi empirical Mass Formula Cont..
- Lecture-08-Semi empirical Mass Formula Cont..
- Lecture-09-Semi empirical Mass Formula Cont..
- Lecture-10-How are Neutron stars bound
- Lecture-11-Deuteron
- Lecture-12-Deuteron Cont..
- Lecture-13-Deuteron Cont..
- Lecture-14-Scattering of nucleons
- Lecture-15-Low energy n-p scattering
- Lecture-16-Theories of nuclear forces
- Lecture-17-Shell model
- Lecture-18-Shell model Contd..
- Lecture-19-Shell model Contd..
- Lecture-20-Shell model Contd..
- Lecture-21-Shell model Contd..
- Lecture-22-Collective models
- Lecture-23-Vibrational and Rotational levels
- Lecture-24-Radioactivity, Alpha Decay
- Lecture-25-Alpha decay Contd..
- Lecture-26-Beta decay
- Lecture-27-Beta decay Contd..
- Lecture-28-Beta decay Contd..
- Lecture-29-Gamma decay
- Lecture-30-Nuclear Reactions
- Lecture-31-Nuclear reaction Contd..
- Lecture-32-Nuclear reaction Contd..
- Lecture-33-Nuclear Fission basics
- Lecture-34-Nuclear fission of uranium
- Lecture-35-Nuclear Fission Reactor
- Lecture-36-Nuclear Energy Programme of India
- Lecture-37-Nuclear Fusion
- Lecture-38-Nuclear fusion Contd..
- Lecture-39-Thermonuclear fusion reactors
- Lecture-40-Fusion reactions in Stars and stellar neutrinos
- Lecture-41-Nucleosynthesis of elements in Stars
- Lecture-42-Mossbauer Spectroscopy
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Nuclear Energy
What is nuclear energy.
Nuclear Energy is the energy in the core of an atom. Where an atom is a tiny particle that constitutes every matter in the universe. Normally, the mass of an atom is concentrated at the centre of the nucleus. Neutrons and Protons are the two subatomic particles that comprehend the nucleus. There is an exact massive amount of energy in bonds that bind atoms together.
Nuclear Energy is discharged by nuclear reactions either by fission or fusion. In nuclear fusion, atoms combine to form a larger atom. In nuclear fission, the division of atoms takes place to form smaller atoms by releasing energy. Nuclear power plants produce energy using nuclear fission. The Sun produces energy using the mechanism of nuclear fusion.
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear reactions cause changes in the nucleus of atoms which in turn leads to changes in the atom itself. Nuclear reactions convert 1 element into a completely different element. Suppose if a nucleus interacts with any other particles and then separates without altering the characteristics of other nuclei then the process is called as nuclear scattering rather than specifying it as a nuclear reaction. This does not imply radioactive decay.
One of the most evident nuclear reactions is the nuclear fusion reaction that occurs in fissionable materials producing induced nuclear fission.
Nuclear Reactions – Types
- Inelastic scattering : This process takes place when a transfer of energy occurs. It occurs above threshold energy.i.e E t = ((A+1)/A)* ε 1, where E t is called as the inelastic threshold energy and ε 1 is the energy of the first excited state.
- Elastic Scattering : It occurs when there is energy transfer between a particle and intends nuclei. It is the most vital process for slowing down neutrons. In the case of an elastic scattering total kinetic energy of any system is conserved.
- Transfer Reactions : The absorption of a particle followed by discharge of 1 or 2 particles is referred as transfer reactions.
- Capture Reactions : When nuclei capture neutral or charged particles followed by discharge of ˠ-rays, it is termed as capture reactions. Radioactive nuclides are produced by neutron capture reactions.
Applications of Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear technology
- Nuclear medicine
- Nuclear Technology is used in Industries
- Agricultural uses of nuclear technology
- Environmental uses of nuclear technology
- Biological Experimentations
- Medical diagnosis and treatments
- Scientific Investigations
- Engineering Projects
- Neutron Activation Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
What is nuclear energy and its examples.
The energy is produced by a nuclear reaction, in particular by fission or fusion. Nuclear energy is a supply of energy produced by the energy emitted by a nuclear reaction. The electricity produced by a nuclear reactor, which is the primary power source used in Japan, is an example of nuclear technology.
What is nuclear energy in simple words?
Nuclear energy is the energy that is in an atom’s nucleus, or core. Atoms are small units of the universe that make up all matter, and energy is what binds together the nucleus. In an atom’s dense nucleus, there is an immense quantity of energy.
What are two types of nuclear energy?
For energy generation, there are two basic nuclear processes considered: fission and fusion. Fission is the energetic separation into two smaller atoms, or fission products, in massive atoms such as Uranium or Plutonium. You have to strike it with a neutron to break an atom.
What is nuclear used for?
Multiple industries, including consumer goods, food and agriculture, industry, medicine and science research, transport and water supplies and the atmosphere, have important uses for radioisotopes, nuclear power heat processing and non-stationary power reactors.
Does nuclear energy harm the environment?
As fuel, nuclear power plants use uranium. The uranium mining operation emits high levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When new nuclear power stations are built, carbon dioxide is also released into the atmosphere. Lastly, the transport of hazardous waste often produces pollution of carbon dioxide.
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The Science of Nuclear Power. Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission - when nuclei of atoms split into several parts - or fusion - when nuclei fuse together. The nuclear energy harnessed around the world ...
Nuclear fusion is the process by which nuclear reactions between light elements form heavier elements. In cases where the interacting nuclei belong to elements with low atomic numbers (e.g., hydrogen [atomic number 1] or its isotopes deuterium and tritium), substantial amounts of energy are released.The vast energy potential of nuclear fusion was first exploited in thermonuclear weapons, or ...
The increasing global demand for energy has hitherto been met to an increasing extent by the use of fossil fuels and hydro power. Nuclear energy has been developed and used commercially for about two decades to meet a fraction of the electrical energy needs. The total installed nuclear generating capacity in the world in 1976 was 79.9 GWe from
ISBN 978-92--115120-9 (pdf) | ISBN 978-92--115220-6 (epub) | ISBN 978- ... updates our previous analyses of the role of nuclear energy, together with other low carbon sources, in mitigation strategies that will help the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. Broader factors
4.9 (31 reviews) Which are benefits of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply. Nuclear power plants use renewable fuel. Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas. Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel. Nuclear power plants produce no toxic waste products.
Assignment 9 - Nuclear Energy - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides the details for Assignment #9 in the ENGI 9854 fundamentals of energy systems course. It includes 3 questions to be answered for the assignment: 1) Calculate the energy release of 4 fusion reactions involving hydrogen and helium isotopes.
Nuclear Binding Energy The total rest energy of the separated nucleons is greater than the rest energy of the nucleus. The difference is called the Binding Energy E B E B is a measure of the energy gained in forming the nucleus from the individual nucleons Note that A Z M is the mass of the neutral atom containing the nucleus, and M
Paper Presentation. Below is a list of seminal papers in nuclear and particle physics. You are asked to form a team of two and pick a paper (first come first served). Please review the paper and prepare a 20-minute presentation summarizing the paper and also setting it into context. You can also suggest a paper not listed below.
2. 5.3 Spin and Parity of Nuclear Ground States. Nuclear states have an intrinsic spin and a well defined parity, η = ±1, defined by the behaviour of the wavefunction for all the nucleons under reversal of their coordinates with the centre of the nucleus at the origin. Ψ(−r1, −r2 · · · − rA) = ηΨ(r1, r2 · · · rA) .
Nuclear Energy Assignment-(1) - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses Uganda's plans to develop nuclear energy and other renewable energy sources. It states that in 2031, Uganda plans to start a 1000 megawatt nuclear power plant using uranium fuel imported from international suppliers.
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Nuclear Energy is the energy in the core of an atom. Where an atom is a tiny particle that constitutes every matter in the universe. Normally, the mass of an atom is concentrated at the centre of the nucleus. Neutrons and Protons are the two subatomic particles that comprehend the nucleus. There is an exact massive amount of energy in bonds ...
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The Hochul administration is considering a return to nuclear power as New York faces potential setbacks in achieving its climate goals. Recent talks with a small nuclear reactor developer mark a shift in the state's energy strategy, which has so far focused on wind, solar, and hydropower.