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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Call to action: Educate and encourage students about nuclear science

Call to action: Educate and encourage students about nuclear science

 By Bethany Cargle
“Do power plants really use mouse traps and ping-pong balls to create energy?” asked a fifth grade boy at Steele Creek Elementary School. Why would he ask this question? The question was a legitimate one for students attending the RCS Nuclear–sponsored reading of the children’s picture book Nuclear Power: How a Nuclear Plant Really Works! at Steele Creek Elementary in Charlotte, N.C., during National Engineers Week.

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