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Welcome to our rich supply of educational offerings and online resources!

Science education is always at the forefront of our thinking. Our commitment to providing free educational resources and sharing the power of science with our community is stronger than ever. Through our online resources, we will be sharing a curated array of resources, videos, DIY science activities, and more to help keep you engaged. The page will continue to stay updated with new information. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we post regular updates and behind-the-scenes content. Please share with your family and friends, and tag us at #nuclearmuseum

Online Resources

PastPefect The Nuclear Museum's Online Collection
PastPefect The Nuclear Museum's Online Collection

Explore a vast array of information through the Museum's archives, PastPerfect. PastPerfect contains a rich collection of searchable information, from photos to archives of the museum's objects. PastPerfect is a way to organize, and preserve in perpetuity the Museum's collection and make it accessible and provide research support, and further an informed and enduring understanding of the Museum's history.

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VHS Conservation Project
VHS Conservation Project

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History received a grant from the National Archives and the NM Historical Advisory Board. The museum digitized old film footage from the 1940s to the early 2000s and made these videos available to the public. The digitized videos cover various topics, from World War II pilot training, Manhattan Project veteran interviews and reunions, Nuclear waste disposal, the Apollo 12 Mission, and declassified atomic weapons testing.

This project was generously supported by the National Archives and the NM Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Manhattan Project Interviews
Manhattan Project Interviews

Through our collaboration with the Atomic Heritage Foundation, we have 600 interviews of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project. This public archive of oral history collections of Manhattan Project veterans and their family members includes audiovisual interviews with General Leslie R. Groves, General Paul Tibbets, and a transcript of an interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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Virtual Tours of the Manhattan Project Sites
Virtual Tours of the Manhattan Project Sites

Through our partnership with the Atomic Heritage Foundation that we welcome you to "Ranger in Your Pocket," an in-depth website filled with virtual tours of Manhattan Project sites. Each tour features audio/visual vignettes drawn from interviews with Manhattan Project veterans and their families. Take a self-guided tour of Hanford's B Reactor or Bathtub Row at Los Alamos, hear from the voices of Japan with a collection of interviews, and explore the history of the tens of thousands of African-Americans who left their homes to work on the Manhattan Project around the country, all from the comfort of your home.

Take a virtual tour

Educational Resources

Nuclear Science Week and STEM-Related Curriculum
Lessons with a rich assortment of nuclear & STEM-related curricula

Nuclear Science Week (NSW) is an international, broadly observed week-long celebration to focus on local, regional, national, and international interest in all aspects of nuclear science. This event was founded by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History eleven years ago, and we continue to chair the international event and operate the amazing website. NSW takes place each year on the third week of October, and each day of NSW provides for learning about the contributions, innovations, and opportunities that can be found by exploring nuclear science. Nuclearscienceweek.org promotes education in many areas of STEM and nuclear science, and it is our pleasure to share our LESSONS page with a rich assortment of nuclear and STEM-related curricula.

Educational Activities
Educational Activities
Activities for your budding scientists and engineers

Learn the key concepts of physics, kinetic energy, potential energy, and gravity with our MAR10 activity.

String and scissors are all you need to find Pi all around you.

Build a bridge in honor of Emily Warren Roebling.

Learn what seeds need to germinate and grow.

Make a drone with popsicle sticks

Breaking Boredom with Balloon Rockets

How salty does the sea have to be for an egg to float?

Students design and build devices to protect and deliver dropped eggs. Record your activity here.

Make your own solar oven and enjoy s'mores!

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