This document is part of a nuclear energy curriculum designed for grades six through eight. The complete kit includes a written text, review exercises, activities for the students, and a teachers guide. The 19 lessons in the curriculum are divided into four units including: (1) "Energy and Electricity"; (2) "Understanding Atoms and Radiation"; (3) "The Franklin Nuclear Powerplant"; and (4) "Addressing the Issues." This student guide is intended to review the basic scientific principles that underlie nuclear energy. It includes an appendix which contains a map of the Franklin nuclear powerplant, and a glossary of terms. (TW)