National Museum of Nuclear Science & HistoryExhibiting the Bomb
Students design parts of a fictional Manhattan Project exhibit by consulting primary sources and identifying relevant artifacts.
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Surviving the Bomb
Through various creative writing assignments, students examine the complicated history of bomb survivors.
Petitioning Against the Bomb
Students simulate scientists involved in the protest agains the bomb.
Trinity
Students imagine the scene at Trinity through a variety of creative writing assignments.
Competing Interests: Scientists vs. Military
Students explore the unique role that scientists and the military played during the Manhattan Project.
Secrecy in the Manhattan Project
Students will read primary documents and debate on the value of secrecy versus the importance of open collaboration for the Manhattan Project.
Moral Implications of Creating the Bomb
Students will read a variety of perspectives on the moral implications of the bomb and engage in an organized debate on the topic.
Oppenheimer and the Bomb
Students read a piece on the Oppenheimer biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin and engage in discussion on Oppenheimer's role in the project.
Radiometric Dating Simulation
Using M&Ms candies, this exercise will demonstrate the process of radioactive decay and its uses for determining the age of a substance. Submitted by James Rathjen.
Atomic Radiation Laboratory
Using radiation sensors and a variety of safe radiation sources, students will build an understanding of alpha radiation and the inverse-square law as well as reinforcing important lab skills. Submitted by Andrew Angle.
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