The Fukushima Disaster

Historic Events

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults

Students read a brief history of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. They practice related vocabulary and compare other historic disasters.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
history
Japan
nuclear accident
compare and contrast
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

trigger
nuclear
nuclear reactor
generator
kick in
meltdown
evacuation
downplay
withstand
evacuation
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane