| A nuclear science summer school program for high school students was developed using high school teachers and college professors to conduct the course. Lecture materials consisted of topics including the atomic nucleus, fission, fusion, and nuclear medicine. Laboratories supported the lectures by having students complete half-life, thickness gauging, and food irradiation experiments. Computers were used for writing laboratory and research reports, and for analyzing data. Students toured local nuclear science facilities where they heard lectures from leaders in the field.;The program has been tested for two years at the San Jose State University Nuclear Science facility, and has received support from the numerous local nuclear national laboratories and talent in the area. Participants earned three college research units from the Department of Chemistry at San Jose State University. Students and instructors considered the program to be effective, its popularity shown by numerous requests for reservations, and the necessity to offer multiple sections in 1997. |
