KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee’s Tickle College of Engineering is playing a key role in a new statewide initiative introducing nuclear energy concepts to kindergarten through second-grade students.
Starting in the 2025–26 school year, more than 280 Tennessee elementary teachers will have access to age-appropriate nuclear energy concepts.
According to UT, this will be the first curriculum of its kind in the nation and is meant to spark curiosity in students at an early age while laying the groundwork for future careers, according to UT…