"J-PARC Outreach Lecture" held in September 2025
◆◇◆ Nakamachi Elementary School, Hitachi City (Tuesday, September 9, 2025) ◆◇◆
A science class titled "Waves and Particles: What Is the Universe Made of? - Light" was held for 27 third- and fourth-grade children, with Mr. ITABA Tatsunori and Dr. SAWADA Shinya from the Hadron Section serving as instructors.
Mr. ITABA gave a lecture, engaging the children with questions while teaching them about the properties of waves and light. Afterward, together with Dr. SAWADA, the children created their own kaleidoscopes of light. When they pointed their handmade kaleidoscopes toward a light source and saw the rainbow colors appear, the room was filled with excitement.
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◆◇◆ Sannomaru Elementary School, Mito City (Tuesday, September 30, 2025) ◆◇◆
A special outreach class titled "Let's Take a Look at the Invisible Vacuum" was held, with Dr. KAMIYA Junichiro from the Accelerator Division serving as the lecturer.
The class was conducted as part of a "Parent-Child Interaction Activity" for fourth-grade students. Together with their parents sitting beside them, the children enjoyed learning about science by predicting what would happen to familiar objects-such as balloons and marshmallows-when placed in a vacuum.
At the end of the session, with the cooperation of the homeroom teacher, Dr. KAMIYA demonstrated a vacuum cannon. The moment a ping-pong ball pierced through a can with a loud bang, the room was filled with cheers of excitement.
In the post-event survey, students commented, "I want to learn more!" and "I want to try doing experiments myself using familiar things!" showing that the class successfully sparked their curiosity and interest in science.
It is hoped that this outreach class will inspire the students to discover the wonders of science hidden in everyday life and further nurture their curiosity for learning.
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