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The Atom

2001 1 min
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Where would we be without these microscopic particles?

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The Atom

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Where would we be without these microscopic particles?

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  • director
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • animation
    Vincent Gauthier
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand
  • writer
    Sylvain Charbonneau

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Education

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.
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