Evolution of Nuclear Weapons | Comprehension and Chart Practice
Nuclear weapons testing from Hiroshima in 1945 to the 1961 Tsar Bomba is laid out in a chart, and students answer five short-answer questions comparing yields and converting kilotons to megatons.
- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: World
- Topic
- nuclear weapons, social studies
- Resource types
- Charts, Teacher Tools
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This resource is for the Evolution of Nuclear Weapons. Students will look at the the chart and answer 5 short answer questions about nuclear weapons and bombs.
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Learning objectives
- Interpret a historical data chart to compare the yields of nuclear tests
- Convert bomb yields from kilotons to megatons
- Identify the first hydrogen bomb tested by the USA and the USSR
Skills covered
- Chart reading — students locate test data by year, country and yield to answer each question
- Numerical comparison — students calculate how many times larger one test was than another
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Core concepts
Core concepts
- Nuclear weapons
- Atomic bomb
- Hydrogen bomb
- Kilotons and megatons
- Cold War arms race
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