On Wednesday November 8, our 8th grade class had the privilege of touring the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. After recently learning about plasma and nuclear fusion, our students had the unique opportunity to witness first hand how scientists who have dedicated their careers to this field apply these concepts to research in the real world. PPPL graciously led our class through several of their buildings, including displays of historic scientific memorabilia. The highlight was a close up look at their Tokamak – which was designed to generate the required circumstances to allow nuclear fusion. (Ask your child to explain what those requirements are!)
Special thanks to Princeton Plasma Physics Lab for a very special learning opportunity!!
