E4 plan: Fission

Big pictureGuiding questionsRadioactive decay is found in the first of three chapters on nuclear stability and energy. Fission is the second.UnderstandingsRefreshingly, all of fission will be covered by all students: energy release, neutron-induction, chain reactions, control rods, moderators, heat exchangers, shielding, fission products and waste management.This is where any time spent exploring binding energy per nucleon...

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