Where would we be without these microscopic particles?
Ages 10 to 11
Science - Physical Science
Teacher asks students to: - describe the Universe as it might have looked at the moment of the Big Bang, which took place 13 billion years ago and accompanied the formation of the first atoms; - gather information about radioactivity, the work of Pierre and Marie Curie, how nuclear energy is harnessed to produce electrical energy, atomic weapons, radioactive waste; - debate the merits of nuclear power.