Lesson 7 - Human Harnessed Electricity - Nuclear Power

Introduction

Nuclear power is an interesting way to produce electricity. It takes a great deal of energy from a nuclear reaction to heat up water and turn it into steam that turns turbines to make electricity. We have two nuclear power plants here in Georgia. Let's learn more about how they work.

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Human Harnessed Electricity - Nuclear Power

In your Science Journal:

1. 1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
   2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
   3. Explore the Module 8 - Lesson 7 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about how humans create electricity using nuclear reactors.  We’ll be exploring a Google Slides presentation. It is a presentation that will help introduce you to the idea of nuclear power.
   4. Write down the important terms and their definitions and important diagrams (yellow boxes) in your Science Journal.

 

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Video

Watch the video below to learn more about Nuclear Power.

   

 

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