Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2014.
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| author | Batie, Margo Alexandra |
| author2 | Michael P. Short. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/979672019-04-11T12:53:19Z Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors Batie, Margo Alexandra Michael P. Short. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Nuclear Science and Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-151). Most people are unaware of the tremendous potential fusion reactors and smaller, more modular reactors possess. To inform them, a science exhibit was.constructed to investigate whether or not it would more effectively teach the audience which in this case are passersby on the first floor of MIT's building 24, about small modular reactors (SMRs) compared to an executive summary written to explain the same technology. Through the employment of hand written surveys, visitor feedback from the executive summary was compared to visitor feedback on the exhibit. The data indicated that although the exhibit lacked the technical detail of the executive summary, it provided a larger proportion of visitors with sufficient background information and a greater appreciation and understanding of fusion energy and reactor modularity. Future SMR exhibits should employ more elements that encourage visitor interaction, such as a demonstration of plasma behavior, as well more information on the cost and feasibility of the technology. by Margo Alexandra Batie. S.B. 2015-07-31T19:08:58Z 2015-07-31T19:08:58Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97967 913959631 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 151 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Nuclear Science and Engineering. Batie, Margo Alexandra Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title | Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title_full | Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title_short | Investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| title_sort | investigating the educational effectiveness of a science museum exhibit on small modular fusion reactors |
| topic | Nuclear Science and Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97967 |
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