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Atomic
models, fission, fusion, etc. |
| ABC's
of Nuclear Science - use this site for the information
on fission and fusion. |
Atomic
Alchemy: Nuclear Process - this student
developed Thinkquest site explores the scientific work on the atom from
the 1890's with the Curies' and Rutherford's work up to 1998 and the testing
of nuclear devices by India and Pakistan. You will find information
on fission, fusion, as well as, biographies including Bohr and Curie. Thinkquest
sites are temporarily closed. |
The
Atomic Model - a teacher's lesson plan on atomic
models which provides a brief outline of the development of atomic models
from Democritus to Dalton to Bohr to Wave. There are links to biographical
information and the Nobel Prize Internet Archive. |
| Atomic
Physics 101: Discover the Universe of the Atom -
a student developed ThinkQuest site covers the models of the atom, the
history of its discovery and biographies of the discoverers. Thinkquest
sites are temporarily closed. |
Discovery
Of Radioactivity: The Dawn of the Nuclear Age
- describes the events and the people bbehind the discovery of the atom
including Dalton, Becquerel, Roentgen, and the Curies. |
Energy
Quest - provided by the California Energy Commission
to educate kids on environmental issues. This site provides you with
information on fission and fusion (The Energy Story Chapter 7), Benjamin
Franklin explaining energy in 1740 and today. |
| Eric's
Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics - this internet
encyclopedist has created a comprehensive online encyclopedia of physics
with over 2,471 entries. See his Treasure Trove of Scientists in
the TJ Biographical Research website. |
Giant
Electroscope - from the Exploratorium Exhibit.
It defines the electroscope and provides information on the phenomena of
charge separation, conductivity, electric current, etc. |
Glossary
of Nuclear Terms - definitions of nuclear terms
from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. |
| 2Learn:
Atomic Models 'NetSteps - David Gargus, a high
school science teacher in Alberta, Canada, has prepared an extensive list
of links to information on atoms from the Greeks to Dalton to Thomson. |
Nuclear
Fission - an explanation and detailed timeline
of the history of nuclear fission from 1911 to 1979. |
Nuclear
Reaction: Why Do Americans Fear Nuclear Power?
- a website based on the PBS Frontline program on Nuclear Reaction.
The sections on nuclear fission and the glossary should be useful. |
