FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2000
- Language: English, Spanish
- Color
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
- Features: Chapter Select, Discussion Questions & Activities, Investigation Data Sheet
- Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen
- DVD Region: ALL
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
In Nuclear Energy, kids will discover the incredible power stored inside the tiny atom! The key concept is that huge amounts of energy can be released when the forces that hold the nucleus of an atom together are disturbed. That can happen through fission, the splitting of an atom's nucleus or fusion, the combining of protons and neutrons from two different atoms. Pioneering scientists Lise Meitner and Marie Curie are introduced, and students learn how their research led to a greater understanding of the atom. Kids also learn that although nuclear energy is a clean, almost inexhaustible energy resource, there are safety issues that must be addressed. Includes an exciting hands-on demonstration to help explain nuclear chain reactions and the energy they release. Part of the multivolume Energy in Action DVD Series. A Teacher's Guide is included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"...clearly explains a wide array of concepts..."- School Library Journal
"The demonstration of a nuclear chain reaction is brilliant...and the vocabulary-related graphics are excellent. Women are depicted prominently and positively..."- American Association for the Advancement of Science
"…very strongly recommended for all grade school science teachers and homeschooling parents…no elementary [or middle] school library should be without… [this] superbly produced and thoroughly “kid friendly” series…"- Midwest Book Review (June 2006)
FULL REVIEWS
School Library Journal (July 2001)
Gr 5-8-This live-action series describes what energy is, how it is transferred and harnessed for use, and how it can be conserved. Sylvie, an aspiring scientist, narrates and acts in each video, as well as guides viewers through a variety of concepts. Electromagnetic Energy discusses how electromagnetic energy involves the forces of electricity and magnetism, as well as the movement of charged particles in the form of waves, thus creating different forms of electromagnetic energy. Energy: Potential and Kinetic introduces these concepts and the energy transfer between them. Energy Resources: Uses and Conservation focuses on various forms of energy and the importance of energy conservation. Heat & Chemical Energy explains how heat and chemical energy are interrelated; how heat energy is transferred through the processes of convection, conduction, and radiation; and how living things transfer, store, and release chemical energy through the processes of photosynthesis, digestion, and burning. Mechanical Energy shows how energy can be transferred from one object to another to make something move. Nuclear Energy discusses how the powerful energy within the nucleus of an atom can be released through the processes of fusion or fission. The research of Lise Meitner and Marie Curie are introduced, as well as the pros and cons of nuclear energy. The Transfer of Energy focuses on Einstein's Law of Conservation of Energy. In all of the videos, vocabulary words appear onscreen and are defined in context. There is a short review at the end of each video to reinforce main concepts. Repetition between videos highlights key concepts and ideas. Each program includes an experiment that students can replicate in the classroom. This series clearly explains a wide array of concepts associated with energy, and will strengthen middle school science collections.
Copyright 2001 School Library Journal. Used with permission.