Daryl Smith of Y-12, left, demonstrates how a banana freezes when soaked in liquid nitrogen at New Hope Center to Miller Sullivan, center, and Tyler Young of Halls Middle School on Monday. (Submitted photo)
During a visit to the Y-12 National Security Complex on Monday, eighth-graders Miller Sullivan and Tyler Young learned what happens to a banana when it is submerged in liquid nitrogen.
Daryl Smith of Y-12 was one of four engineering, science, and history experts to give nearly 50 Halls Middle School students “a taste of science past and present at Y-12,” a press release said.
Halls science teacher Andrea Souza worked with Y-12 to set up the tour and said: “I want my kids to become scientists. I want them to walk away from Y-12 and say ‘I want to work there someday.’â€
She may just get her wish, the press release said.
“As the students rotated from the session about liquid nitrogen to a session called ‘Vacuum-Packed Fun,’ one student told the next group, ‘Wow, that was cool!'” the release said.
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