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Science and Society  Portfolio Assignment # 2
Goldstein and Kellar 1941-1945

 

Civilians & Science at War

 

Directions:

 

Complete the following tasks and questions based on the Critical Thinking requirements outlined on the portfolio assignment direction sheet:

 

  1. Complete a timeline for the years 1941-1945 based on the Timeline Layout requirements. (See portfolio assignment directions sheet).

     

     

  2. For each of the following WW II images, paste and format the image and answer the related question by writing a complete paragraph for each question:

Go to: http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters/img/ww0207-10.jpg

·        Do you think this would have been an effective image to recruit soldiers during WW II? Would a similar image be effective for recruitment for today’s War against Terrorism? Explain your answer.

Go to: http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters/img/ww1647-63.jpg

·        Based on this image, would have you been willing to contribute part of your salary for the war effort during WW II? Do you think a war bond program and a similar image should be created for today’s War against Terrorism?

Go to: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/haiku/order.jpg

  • If you saw this image posted in your community during WW II, how would you react? Explain! Do you think a similar situation could take place again based on today’s War on Terrorism? How would you react if a similar order were passed today?  

 

3.     For the time period, 1941-1945, select a person who you think made the most significant contribution to mankind for better or for worse. Cite three examples to explain your selected person’s significance. For each example, write a paragraph. Include a picture of this person.

 

 

4.  For the time period, 1941-1945, select a scientific discovery or technological breakthrough that you believe made the most significant impact, for better or for worse. For your selected scientific/technological event:

    1. Describe or explain the discovery or breakthrough
    2. Explain who the scientist(s) involved were
    3. Why you believe it is the most significant scientific event of the time
    4. How the event has impacted humanity since
    5. Include a visual to help explain the discovery and put a title on the page.

 

  

5.  Using the website: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb/timeline.htm

Click on the "Physics" link and read about Nuclear Fission.

In your own words, describe the fission, decay, and nuclear chain reaction process that is involved in atomic bombs. Create an illustration to enhance your explanation. Include a title on your paper.

 

 
  1. Read the Dropping the Bomb Case Study in the American Odyssey text (pp.418-421) After carefully analyzing the case study and considering what you learned during class lectures and through viewing the film Hiroshima, answer the Think About It questions, # 1-4 page 421. If you would like to earn honors credit for this section, complete question # 5 by writing a four-paragraph essay.

    Make sure you neatly type and format at least one-paragraph responses for each question. Include a title on the top of your paper.

     

     

  2. Complete your two creative outcomes for the years 1941-1945 based on the Creative Outcomes requirements. (See portfolio assignment direction sheet.)

 

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