Nuclear Tourist Reading Participation

Open Ended

Background:

What was Chernobyl, and what's special about it?

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1. What did the guide advise them not to do?

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Where has he gotten the most amount of radiation so far?

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What does Rosalia say were worse hardships than Chernobyl?

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Why does it seem like Chernobyl is the safest place to be (P11)?

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What are examples of extreme tourism (P12)?

Multiple Choice

How many sieverts were the firefighters and rescue crews exposed to?

• 1600

• 16

• 160

• 1

Multiple Choice

How much time passed before they finally evacuated people from Chernobyl?

• 1 hour after the incident

• 1 day after the incident

• 36 hours after the incident

• 1 week after the incident

Multiple Choice

How many people died within a year from radiation?

• 6000

• 600,000

• 10

• 28

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1. What was hastily erected to contain the damaged reactor (P21)?

Multiple Choice

How many total microsieverts did he receive during the whole trip?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Central Idea

Central idea of an article/text is simple what the article/text was about.

You write a central idea in the following way:

"Title of article/text" + action verb + big idea

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List all the "big ideas" you can think of from this article.

What were some of the things this article was about?

Open Ended

1. Write a central idea of the article.

Use the following sentence structure to help:

The "Nuclear Tourist" + action verb+ big idea

Poll

Would you want to visit Chernobyl one day given the chance?

• Yes

• No way!