Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
Paul Rincon, "Nuclear Fusion Milestone Passed at US Lab," October 7, 2013The National Ignition Facility was able to trigger fusion to release more energy than was put in by:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621
(A) heating hydrogen pellets with lasers.
(B) bombarding matter with antimatter.
(C) pressurizing atoms between diamond anvils.
(D) using deactivated nuclear warheads.
(E) trapping dark matter.
Correct answer: (A)
Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 23 students
(B) : 4 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 0 students
(E) : 1 student
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