The Harnessed Atom middle school STEM curriculum provides teachers with non-biased information on energy science and nuclear energy for classroom instruction. Developed under a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, the curriculum covers the essential principles of energy and matter and provide teachers with an engaging platform to excite students’ learning about these topics.

The Harnessed Atom Activities

• Build an Atom: Desktop version | Accessible and Smartphone version

• Power It Up: Desktop version | Accessible and Smartphone version

• Fermi Feud: PowerPoint version (.PPTX, 1.5 MB)

The Harnessed Atom Lessons

• The Harnessed Atom - Student edition (.PDF, 7.7 MB)

• The Harnessed Atom - Teachers' edition (.PDF, 19.3 MB)

The Harnessed Atom Teacher Presentations

• Lesson 1 - Energy Basics [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 2 - Electricity [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 3 - Atoms and Isotopes [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 4 - Ionizing Radiation [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 5 - Fission and Chain Reactions [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 6 - Atoms to Electricity [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 7 - Waste from Nuclear Power Plants [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 8 - Concerns [slideshare.net]

• Lesson 9 - Energy and You [slideshare.net]