Nuclear Power Investigation

With your group members, research the answer to 1 of the following questions by clicking on the link and visiting the websites. Create a poster that answers the question in as many ways as possible. The more the better!! You will share your poster with the class at the end of class.

How does radiation do damage to humans?


How much radiation do nuclear power plants emit?


When have nuclear power plants had accidents and what happened?


How do nuclear power plants produce electricity?


What should we do with nuclear waste?

Chemistry - End of the 3rd Quarter Exam Review

Alright chemsters! Here is the review document with questions for the exam next MONDAY 3/28/11. STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!

Chemistry Q3 Review Sheet

Environmental - Alternative Energy Project

You will spend class time Today (Monday 3/20) and tomorrow researching information about alternative energy resources in your city (either Laramie, Burlington, or Albuquerque). Click the link below with your city name and begin researching. Answer the 5 questions on a separate sheet of paper along with any other information you think might help you recommend which power plant your city should develop.


Laramie, Wyoming


Burlington, Vermont


Albuquerque, New Mexico


On Wednesday and Thursday, you will create a final product of a poster, pamphlet or a letter. For more information on the final product, click the link below.

Alternative Energy Project Overview

Chemistry - Adopt an Element Project

Your task is to.....

1) Complete the "Adopt An Element Information Sheet" using the Glencoe textbook and/or the websites listed below:

www.chemicool.com

http://periodictable.com/index.html

http://www.ptable.com/

2) Create a poster, cartoon or Prezi about your element. If you lost your project outline or element info sheet from class Friday 2/4, here it is again:

Adopt an element info sheet

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Adopt an element project

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PROJECTS ARE DUE MONDAY 3/14!!!! NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!

Environmental - Impacts of burning coal project

Using your completed assignments, the text book and the websites listed, your task is to develop a creative display of the information you have learned about coal burning power plants. Here are the documents passed out in class on Friday (3/4).

As a reminder, here is the link to the "Burning the Future" website about coal impacts.

Coal impacts project

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This project is DUE = MONDAY 3/14

Late projects will not be accepted!!!!!

Chemistry Extra Credit

For Chemistry Extra Credit, watch the "Quantum Mechanics" video and answer the discussion questions below:

1) What did Rutherford think an atom looked like and what was the "hole" in his theory?
2) What model did Bohr propose for the structure of an atom?
3) What is a quantum or photon?
4) How did Schrodinger's theory contrast with Bohr's?

Elemental Beauty

What do all those elements look like? This website contains a ton of information about all 118 elements and contains some of the most incredible images! Check it out