2019 Fall Meeting

Presentation information

Oral presentation

I. General Issues » I. General Issues

[1H13-18] Nuclear Education

Wed. Sep 11, 2019 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM Room H (Common Education Bildg. 2F B21)

Chair:Etsuro Saji(MHI NSE)

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM

[1H13] Class-On-Demand "Radiation Education and HLW Geological disposal" in Elementary schools in Japan

Transition of the last eight years

*Hiroko MIYUKI1, Keiichi N. Ishihara2, Naoki Yamano3, Yuji Kodama4, Shigeyuki Haga5, Toshiharu Miyakawa6, Kiyohiro Ueda7,8, Go Shinzawa9 (1. Workshops and Instructional Strategies in Education, 2. Kyoto University, 3. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4. Momoyama Elementary School Attached to Kyoto University of Education, 5. Iwaki city Takasaka Elementary School, 6. JNFL Rokkasho Visitors Center, 7. Sonoda Women's University, 8. Otemae University, 9. NPO Reassurance Science Academy)

Keywords:Energy Environmental Education, Radiation Education, High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Geological disposal, Elementary Schools, Class-on-demand, Me-You Cafe

This is a report of the last eight years of class-on-demand "radiation and HLW Geological disposal education" in elementary schools in Japan. The class was taught basic knowledge through lecture, experiments and discussion followed by presentation. The participants’ idea change were observed through open-ended questionnaire which were given before, during and after the class.