https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew Resources for students to use in research the Manhattan Project en-us 2018-03-15 12:11:20 UTC 2024-06-11 17:48:38 UTC hello@padlet.com bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242296847 The website provides articles and videos that the students can use to research the events of the Manhattan Project including the project's beginnings, America's decision to enter WWII, Tennessee's role in the project, how the project helped in ending the war, and the legacy which the project has today.]]> 2018-03-15 12:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242296847 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242304512 J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the leading scientist involved in the Manhattan Project and creating the atomic bomb. He is known by many as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb" because he was involved for many pivotal moments in developing the atomic bomb. The following link includes a personal interview and transcript where students can listen to Oppenheimer as he tells his personal experiences in working on the Manhattan Project.]]> 2018-03-15 12:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242304512 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242309642 Enrico Fermi was an accomplished physicist that worked on the Manhattan Project with many other scientists to discover the atomic bomb. Fermi was present for many important moments in the projects development such as the first fission experiment and the atomic bomb testing. The following website provides information that students can use to research his life and his contributions to the project.]]> 2018-03-15 12:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242309642 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242316669 The Manhattan Project was a large operation to develop the atomic bomb with sites nationwide. Students can use the following image to see the location of each site of the Manhattan Project and which part of the project was at that location. ]]> 2018-03-15 12:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242316669 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242329341 The Manhattan Project was a top secret project to develop the atomic bomb. Workers of the Manhattan project could not discuss the nature of the project with anyone not involved in working on the project, including family and friends, to protect the project. The image depicts a sign at one of the Manhattan Project sites that tells the workers to keep all information related to the project at the site.]]> 2018-03-15 13:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242329341 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242341434 Oak Ridge, TN was known as the "Secret City" of the Manhattan Project. Oak Ridge was the headquarters of the project's development of the atomic bomb. The following video explains the importance of Oak Ridge to the development of the atomic bomb. ]]> 2018-03-15 13:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242341434 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242474735 The city of Los Alamos, NM was another secret city during WWII that was held the atomic weapons laboratory for the Manhattan Project. The site was directed by lead scientist for the Manhattan Project J. Robert Oppenheimer. The following video describe why Los Alamos was chosen as a secret site for the Manhattan Project.]]> 2018-03-15 16:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242474735 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242480784 The Manhattan Project was a top-secret project to develop the atomic bomb. At sites across the country, secrecy and security was of high importance to the people the worked on the project. Workers went through extensive background checks by the FBI to ensure that the person was not a spy. The workers at each site did not know what went on at the other sites. Only General Leslie R. Groves knew of the entirety of the Manhattan Project. ]]> 2018-03-15 16:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242480784 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242492937 On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb, known as "Little Boy", on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days following the bombing on Hiroshima, America dropped a second atomic bomb, known as "Fat Man", on the city of Nagasaki. Both bombing eventually led to the surrender.]]> 2018-03-15 17:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242492937 bjrothe42 https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242555727 After the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, several reasons were given as to why the bombs were created and used in the Manhattan Project. One prominent reason that President Harry S. Truman gave is that the bombings would cause an end to the war and cause Japan to surrender. By following the link, students can discover other reasons why the atomic bombs were dropped on the two cities in Japan.]]> 2018-03-15 18:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bjrothe42/cytqexxfrrew/wish/242555727