presentation to introduce nuclear weapons to students
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1. DisarmamentThe United Nations in theireffort to facilitate
peaceand security throughout theworld
2. Our Objective SWBAT explore the use of nuclearweapons and
discuss the possiblethreat of use present day 3. Define in
ContextNuclearWeapons 4. Think-Pair-Share What do you know about
WWII? Who fought? Why did it start? Where was it fought? How did it
end? Effects on society? Cold War? Cuban Missile Crisis? 5. Let me
introduceImagination ismore importantthan knowledgeWhy? 6. So Lets
Use OurImagination! 7. The Sound of all of the ammo inWWII ALL OF
THE FIRE POWER OF THE WHOLEWORLD! Including the bombs dropped
onHiroshima & Nagasaki What kind of ammunition did theyuse? 8.
SO Lets hear a little aboutthe devastationccaused by nuclear
bombsdropped in Japan Testimonials from people who havesurvived.
Please listen quietly.
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/dnp/hibakusha_popup.html 9. Let Me
Explain! In the worldtoday 9 nations whocurrently havenuclear
weapons United States Russia United Kingdom France Israel India
Pakistan 27,000nuclearweapons onthe earth Mostly heldby the
UnitedStates &Russia 10. Now CLOSE YOUR EYES 11. HE ALSO
SAIDThe Splitting of an atom has changed everything,save our mode
of thinking,And thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe 12.
How Do You Feel?DO NOT INTERJECT!!!!! 13. What are the
implicationsof having NuclearWeapons? 14. Should we get rid of
them? 15. Think-Pair-Share Do they ensure our peace? Do they ensure
our security? Who should be allowed tohave them? Who should not be
allowedto have them? 16. What kind of threat donuclear weapons
posetoday?Are they a threat?Who threatens to use them?Who is
threatened by them? 17. LETS SEE WHAT GOING ON IN THEWORLD TODAY!
DIRECTIONS: Lets put you into groups Answer the following questions
inyour notebook. Next time we meet/discuss yourresponses in groups
and chart youranswers on butcher paper.1. Who allegedly has the
nuclearweapons?2. What type of intervention isoccurring?3. Is the
alleged country complying?
