From the development to the final applications of Nuclear Educational kits: to intrigue and train young minds.

Students can become increasingly familiar with natural radioactivity thanks to a series of educational kits developed by CAEN S.p.A. for Nuclear and Modern Physics experiments. These educational solutions are based on state-of-the-art technologies, instruments, and methods. In the last year, together with some university research groups, a portable detection backpack with an NaI scintillator has been used to train young students in the measurement of environmental radiation. Groups of students of different ages attended theoretical lessons and seminars. Step-by-step instructions were given to guide even very young students towards the final measurement and combine theoretical background, hands-on setup operations, and data analysis. High school teachers of Chemistry, Science, Mathematics and Physics were involved to guide their students towards the analysis and comprehension of the critical synthesis of the multidisciplinary results. This work describes the instrumentation and the training routes supplied to the students. Moreover, students' feedback was collected via verification tests offering the opportunity to improve the kit and reach an optimum knowledge transfer.