Friday Flyer - October 23, 2015

Spotlight on the Syracuse QuarkNet Center: This past summer, Syracuse QuarkNet teachers participated in a four-day workshop organized by Steve Blusk and Mitch Soderberg. The first two days consisted of a CMS data workshop during which teachers did several activities from the data portfolio, analyzed CMS events and discussed classroom implementation. During the final two days of the workshop, teachers explored the use of cosmic ray detectors by performing muon speed, lifetime and shower studies.

News from QuarkNet Central: Registration for International Masterclasses 2016 is now open. Teachers, coordinate with your mentor to determine which dates and times work best for your center. Mentors, register by November 18 via the links Ken e-mailed to you to be included on the preliminary videoconference schedule. After November 18, centers may still sign up but will need to contact Ken or Uta directly. 

And now a message about giving credit where credit is due. Please remember to acknowledge QuarkNet, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy when presenting work relating to QuarkNet; this may be done by simply placing the appropriate logos on your presentation. Thank you!

A reminder that International Cosmic Day (November 5) is quickly approaching; join students, teachers and scientists from around the world to make measurements and learn about cosmic rays!

Physics Experiment Roundup: What happens when you kidnap a muon? Two experiments, AlCap and the upcoming Mu2e, aim to find out what happens when muons are shot at aluminum foil, trapping the muon.

Resources: If the universe is everything, how can there be a multiverse (multiple universes)? Fermilab's Don Lincoln discusses some of the possibilities in this video.

Just for Fun: What if? explores what would happen if the earth were made entirely of protons and the moon entirely of electrons.

QuarkNet Staff Teachers:
Ken Cecire: kcecire@nd.edu
Bob Peterson: rspete@fnal.gov
Shane Wood: swood5@nd.edu