The Science of Little Boy

Autor/inn/en	Askew, Jennifer; Gray, Ron
Titel	The Science of Little Boy
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 84 (2017) 8, S.45-51 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	War; Weapons; Nuclear Physics; Chemistry; Models; Nuclear Energy; Human Body; Evidence Based Practice; Science Instruction; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krieg; Weapon; Waffe; Atomphysik; Kernphysik; Chemie; Analogiemodell; Atomenergie; Kernenergie; Menschlicher Körper; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb ever used in warfare. The bomb was code named "Little Boy." The fission-type nuclear bomb exploded with the energy equivalent of approximately 13 kilotons of TNT. This article describes a 16 day model-based inquiry (MBI) unit on nuclear chemistry that investigates the detonation and continuing effects of "Little Boy." The main goal of the unit is to allow students to engage in modeling to construct a valid evidence based explanation for how fission releases radiation and how radiation affects the human body. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01