WebQuest

The Big Bang

Process

20151207043256ameze.png

Read All Of The Instructions As You Work On This Webquest!


1. Go to this website and read about the only two-time bomb survivor, Tsutomu Yamaguchi and then make sure you come back here and answer the questions:


  • Why was Mr. Yamaguchi at both bombing sites?
  • Which bomb caused him the most harm?
  • What two cities were bombed?
  • What were the two bombs called
2. Now follow the hyperlink and watch the video and then come back to answer the questions:

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/atomic-bomb-ends-wwII

  • Was Russia also involved in the war?
  • Before the bombs were dropped, what were the United States' battle tactics?
  • What was the Japanese emperor's name?
  • What was the effect after the atomic bombs were bombed?
3. Now go to this hyperlink and look at the timeline, and make sure you come back and answer the questions:

http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb/timeline.htm

  • In August 2, 1939, what did Einstein write about to President Franklin Roosevelt?
  • When did Adolf Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
  • What happened to the San Francisco Bay?
  • When and where was the first test of the Atomic Bomb?
  • How much of TNT would be equivalent to the blast of the Atomic Bomb?
  • When were the two Atomic Bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
4. After answering those questions, read this article and then come back and answer the questions:

       http://www.ushistory.org/us/51g.asp

  • Who decided to drop the Atomic Bomb?
  • How big was Japan's army during the war?
  • What Bomber Plane dropped the Atomic Bomb?

5. Now watch this very interesting video and use this to help you with your essay:




6. Now look at the evaluation page and get ready to write your essay! :)










The Public URL for this WebQuest:
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=305257
WebQuest Hits: 14,248
Save WebQuest as PDF

Ready to go?

Select "Logout" below if you are ready
to end your current session.