Nuclear Reactions: Background Materials

The SF-88C radar site on Wolf Ridge, Marin Headlands.

Golden Gate NRA, Historical Archives

The curriculum for Nuclear Reactions includes resources to help teachers prepare for a trip to the Nike missile launch facility in the Marin Headlands, along with materials to aid in learning about the history of this unique historic site.

Prior to bringing your class to the Nike site, please complete the lesson, How do competing ideologies exist?, on pages 2 and 3 of the curriculum. Included in this lesson is a short, introductory video. The video link is on our Nuclear Reactions home page.

Following your visit to the Nike site, use any of the resources described below to delve deeper into the Cold War experience.

The Nike Missile fact sheet provides an overview of the Nike missile site in the Marin Headlands.

Return to this page periodically for additional materials and historic photographs from the Nike missile site in the Marin Headlands.

 
 

Last updated: September 23, 2021

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