DESCRIPTION
In class we learned a lot about nuclear energy and other types of energy sources. We also went in dept and learned about isotopes, atoms, fission, fussion and many more. We learned these things so we could be prepared for the debate we were going to be doing to finish the project. To prepare us for the debate, we had to answer 5 questions about nuclear energy and each question had two focus points which were...
- Nuclear energy is a better alternative to fossil fuels.
- Focus Point #1: Does nuclear energy help solve the problem of global warming? Why or why not?
- Focus Point #2: What should be done about the current infrastructure of fossil fuel usage in our society?
- Nuclear waste can be disposed of efficiently and safely.
- Focus Point #1: Is there a location that is fair and safe to store nuclear waste? Why or why not?
- Focus Point #2: Is there a safe process of transporting and storing nuclear waste? Why or why not?
- Nuclear energy is a better alternative to hydropower, solar & wind energy.
- Focus Point #1:Do the benefits of nuclear outweigh the benefits of renewable energy?
- Focus Point #2: Are the benefits of nuclear energy higher than renewables if cost is included in the comparison?
- Nuclear energy is truly capable of powering our world indefinitely.
- Focus Point #1: What are the limitations of nuclear fission?
- Focus Point #2: Are our energy needs going to continue to be the same?
- Accidents that can happen at nuclear energy plants are acceptable risks.
- Focus Point #1: If an accident occurs, do the possible negative outcomes outweigh the benefits of nuclear energy?
- Focus Point #2: Can nuclear reactors be protected against human error, natural disasters and acts of terrorism?
CREW DOCUMENT
This is the document where we have all of the pros and cons and the three reason and three evidence for each question. This is where all of the important research that we were going to be using on the debates where.
Just in case you don't know what CREW stands for.... C: Claim R: Reasoning E: Evidence W: Warrant |
REFLECTION
Something that i'm proud of about doing this project was the team work that me and my group did. We were all working as a group and all of the people in my group did the same amount of work for the questions. Another thing that i'm proud of is that I talked a good amount in the three debates because I was kind of nervous about the debates but I pushed myself to talk and I did, so i'm pretty proud about that. I also think that everyone in my group worked and on the questions and we were focused during the whole week and i'm proud of that too. Something that was challenging during this project was finding good research and evidence for some of the questions. Some of the questions were pretty easy but some were hard. When you had to work on the pros and cons for one of the questions, what happens is that you can get a lot research for pro, and not that many for con, or it can switch.