Nuclear Energy Power Point Project
Research the pros and cons of using nuclear power. Present your findings in a power point presentation. Use MANY visuals (pictures, graphs, charts, etc…) Follow the guidelines/rubric below:
1. Only use reputable websites.
· Determine who the author or publisher is. If the author is a respected expert in a particular field or the site is published by a reputable company, the website is most likely reliable.
· Check the web address. The most reputable websites often end in .gov for government agencies, .edu for academic institutions or .mil for military sites.
· Find out the purpose of the site. Is it primarily used to sell a product, provide information for educational purposes or to promote a particular cause? This will help you determine any bias.
· Search for a way of communicating with the website's author or owner. Reputable websites will offer a "Contact Us" option of some sort.
· Check the website for regular updates, if applicable. News sites and health-related sites, for example, should be updated and modified regularly to keep the information up-to-date.
Tips & Warnings
· Evaluate the tone of the website. It is informative, satirical, or argumentative? If a website is reliable but also satirical, you will approach the information in a different way than you would a website with an informative purpose.
· As you evaluate websites, always check the information you read online with other sites. Keep in mind that even if several sites contain the same tidbit of information, it may not be trustworthy.
· Remember that a commercial website may be pushing a particular product or service, so while it may be a reputable website, it might not be completely unbiased.
· While currency of the information is important, some types of information, such as historical documents, do not change with time. A website containing a collection of historic documents, for instance, will not be regularly updated.
· Do not trust a website that has information that cannot be verified elsewhere, either by checking online or in print documents.
· Use caution when visiting a website that is filled with advertisements. While most websites will contain ads, a site that has more ads than information is likely not a trustworthy one.
2. Include a detailed description of how a nuclear power plant is built.
3. Include a detailed description of how a nuclear power plant runs and how it is operated.
4. Explain what nuclear waste is and what is currently being done with nuclear waste.
5. List all nuclear power plants in the world that are currently being used (list country and number of total power plants).
6. Make (or find) a pie graph showing all of the nuclear power plants in the world (broken down by country).
7. Construct (or find) a pie chart showing all sources of energy used in the United States. Do the same for two other countries (one of the two additional countries needs to be France).
8. List as many pros as you can find for the use of nuclear energy.
9. List as many cons as you can find for the use of nuclear energy.
10. Explain the effects of radiation on humans. List some sources of radiation that we are exposed to on a daily basis. Also explain that we are exposed to radiation on a daily basis so small amounts of radiation exposure are not necessary going to harm us.
11. List three major nuclear power plan accidents that have occurred. Explain what caused the accident at each site.
12. Describe what happened days and weeks after the accident (include health concerns that may have developed and the clean-up process that may have begun).
13. Describe what happened years after each accident (include health concerns and the ongoing clean-up process).
14. At the end of your presentation state your opinion on the use of nuclear power plants in the United States (are you for or against).
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