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Tsaparlis, Georgios; Hartzavalos, Sotiris; Nakiboglu, Canan – Science & Education, 2013
Nuclear science has uses and applications that are relevant and crucial for world peace and sustainable development, so knowledge of its basic concepts and topics should constitute an integral part of civic scientific literacy. We have used two newspaper articles that deal with uses of nuclear science that are directly relevant to life, society,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physics, Newspapers
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Haynes, Gail E. – Science Teacher, 1991
A third-semester physics course that covers the topics of atomic physics, the theory of relativity, and nuclear energy is described. Activities that include the phenomenon of radioactivity, field trips to a nuclear power plant, a simulation of a chain reaction, and comparing the size of atomic particles are presented. (KR)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Course Content, Field Trips, Nuclear Energy