Learn WMD
A Learning Commons For Better Understanding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Lesson Plans
Lesson plans are categorized by relevant subject and suggested grade range.
These lesson plans are designed to supplement existing curriculums, and direct links are underlined.
9-12 Science
K=1 Project at Columbia University and K=1 Educational Materials
Atomic Heritage Foundation Lesson Plans
Nuclear Science and Energy from the Truman Library
Atomic Archive educational resources
National Nanotechnology Initiative
OPCW resources on education
Next Generation Biosecurity: Responding to 21st Century Biorisks
9-12 History
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Cuban Missile Crisis website
Khan Academy lesson on the Manhattan Project
On WWII and the Atomic Bomb
Learn the Manhattan Project
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty from the JFK Library
Arms control agreements from The Reagan Files
Stanford History Education Group on the Atomic Bomb
History Teaching Institute on nuclear weapons
Nuclear Tipping Point videos from NTI
A substantive reader on weapons of mass destruction
9-12 Government
Social Studies Center lesson on civil defense
Ploughshares lessons on peace and disarmament
CSPAN video on recent US-DPRK relations
US Institute of Peace on proliferation
NY Times lesson on current US-DPRK relations
Foreign Policy Research Institute global crisis simulation
Teach Nuclear lessons on proliferation
Additional lessons on non-proliferation
Additional discussion prompts on nuclear weapons and non-proliferation
Foreign Policy Association resources on WMD
Learn about nuclear weapons online
Kim Nuclear Gamble
University Level
Miscellaneous
Teach Nuclear by the Canadian Nuclear Association
Learning Portal by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center and their list of resources
National Museum of Nuclear Education and History Teacher Resources
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament free teaching resources
United Nations resources on disarmament education
A review of non-proliferation education in the US
Nuclear Threat Initiative Education Center
Nuclear Files Educator Community
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Education
Capacity building and education in nuclear disarmament, University of Oslo
Education, Culture, and Nuclear Weapons
Historical document on "Teaching About Nuclear War Issues"
"What You(th) Can Do About Nuclear Weapons"
Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Education Project
The William J. Perry Project resources
ICAN classroom resources
MIT Nuclear Weapons Education Project