Weekly Newsletter (October 21-25)

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Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Weekly Newsletter | Posted on October 19, 2013

Last week I asked a mechanical engineer from Westinghouse to come in to visit our class to talk about nuclear energy (since this week is National Nuclear Science Week). She had a great discussion with students about how nuclear energy is being used in the United States today. Students grilled her on the differences between uranium-235 and highly enriched uranium, regular vs. heavy water, and what gamma levels of radiation are lethal. It was like a congressional hearing with the engineer on the stand. She survived – barely. At the end, she had students participate in a national drawing contest about nuclear energy. Considering we were only one of two classes in Connecticut to participate, our Connecticut odds are good!

Our trip to Sturbridge Village is on Friday. It’s a lot of walking so students should wear sneakers and appropriate clothes for the weather. Each student should also bring a lunch in a sturdy bag that he/she can carry around. Groups will stop and eat wherever they want to since the grounds are very large. I recommend that they bring a drawstring bag if they own one. Brown bags would be a bad idea because they will probably break.

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Sturbridge Village – Friday, October 25

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