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JJ Perez volunteers at Ysleta Elementary School
2011
 
JJ Perez creates a vacuum under the Bell Jar dome, where marshmallows will expand and balloons shrink. Perez is demonstrating to young students that materials on earth react differently when exposed to space-like atmospheres of vacuum and high- and-low temperatures.

JJ Perez creates a vacuum under the Bell Jar dome, where marshmallows will expand and balloons shrink. Perez is demonstrating to young students that materials on earth react differently when exposed to space-like atmospheres of vacuum and high- and-low temperatures.

View Larger Image JJ Perez recently took time out to volunteer at Ysleta Elementary in El Paso. “This was my fourth year presenting a science demonstration at the school for the last day of their ‘Science Week.’ They were really nice and presented me with a beautiful plaque,” said Perez.

During his visit, Perez, who works as a standard test materials prep scientist in the WSTF Labs in Molecular Desorption and Analysis Laboratory, said, “I think it was a little over 100 in the audience of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. I presented vacuum and liquid nitrogen experiments and discussed some physics, math and chemistry topics. I was there for about 5 hours. I also was able to eat with the kids while they presented all the science fair winners. They were all great!”
 
 
Cheerie R. Patneaude
NASA JSC White Sands Test Facility
cheerie.r.patneaude@nasa.gov
 
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