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Introduction to Nuclear – Bell Ringer

Summary

Kick off your lesson with these thought-provoking nuclear energy bell ringer prompts. Students are encouraged to describe uranium ore, draw a mind map about nuclear energy, and write a hypothetical newspaper headline for a nuclear plant. These prompts activate prior knowledge and get students thinking critically about nuclear energy before the lesson begins.

This is uranium ore that is processed and then used in nuclear energy.

If this piece of ore was in a sealed glass case, how would you describe it?

What do you know about nuclear energy?

Draw a mind map with the term NUCLEAR ENERGY in the middle.

  • Use colors to group themes.
  • Use lines to draw branches that add more specific ideas.
  • Connect branches with key words or phrases.

This is a nuclear plant.

If this was a picture in a local newspaper, what would the headline be?

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