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LIGO e-Lab Workshop Facilitators

Submitted by ShaneWood

on Friday, June 3, 2016 - 16:14

This is a private group for those who lead LIGO e-Lab workshops. It is a place to try ideas, pose questions and house resources for LIGO e-Lab workshops.

Implementation of Workshop Ideas 2016

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Submitted by Marla Glover on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 16:04

We are going to do.......

  • How can we implement this in our classroom?

  • Something something about the P waves giving students a better idea about the structure of the interior of the Earth.

    • Insert reference to: reflection, refraction, diffusion, different types of waves, wave mechanics, etc

    • Change of wave speed in various mediums

  • Use LIGO to discuss Gravity waves and extend that discussion to wave mechanics.

    • Light, its behavior, etc.

    • Spacetime

  • LIGO Data can also be used for independent research projects to get students involved.

  • I made this long ago: LIGO Activity

  • Can be used to introduce and practice basic scientific method research method(s).

  • Sometimes I like to throw deep ideas at the kids and make their heads hurt

  • Use given resources to describe how Gravity is described as a wave

    • http://www.ligo.org/public.php

    • http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=58443&from=vid.htm

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  • Introduce what an interferometer is and how it is used at LIGO. Interferometers are used on spacecraft in the solar system.

  • Use lasers to demonstrate reflection, deflection

  • The LIGO and Cosmic e-labs lend themselves to studies the students come up with themselves.  Could easily be used for extended studies.

  • Use in the discussion of orbiting binary stars, neutron stars, supernovas...

  • LIGO Class Activities

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LIGO eLAB workshop at BHSU

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Submitted by Marla Glover on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 18:30

 

Objectives

Participating teachers will be able to use the LIGO e-Lab to:

  • Plot and interpret data recorded by LIGO seismic instruments
  • Explain the importance of LIGO seismic data in gravitational wave search
  • Identify and list classical physics concepts in LIGO data analysis
  • Develop a plan for use of the LIGO e-Lab in the classroom.

Agenda 

Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.

Monday July 25

08:00     Coffee, Registration

08:30     Introduction

  • QuarkNet accounts (you need 2 kinds)
  • Objectives/Overview
  • Expectations
  • Data Porfolio

9:00     Gravitational Waves presentation

  • Graviational Wave Review
  • GW in PhD Comics
  • Einstein's Messengers
  • Caltech media

10:00   Break

10:15     Interferometer activity

11:30   Look back/Look forward

12:00     Lunch

13:00     Exploration of LIGO e-Lab: 

  • log in with account
  • create student account
  • review Resources and Project Map
  • try out features
  • Seismology Review

14:30     Break

14:45     Search and analyze in data:

  • Sumatra earthquake, 2 March 2016
  • GW150914 event
  • GW151226 event

16:30     End of Day

  • Teacher homework: QN Teacher Survey

Tuesday July 26

08:00     Coffee/Reflection

  • What is the thread that ties what we are doing together?
  • What worked and did not work yesterday?
  • How are we doing on the objectives?
  • Hot off the press.

9:00      LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit

09:45 Break

10:00  Begin resreach 

  • log in as student
  • Explore LIGO posters
  • Create research plan
  • Claims. Evidence, Reasoning
  • NGSS practices
  • Info on frequency bands

12:00     Lunch 

13:00    Finish research/Create Posters

14:00 Break

14:15  Poster Presentation

14:45     Implementation discussion

15:15     Reflection

15:30     Evaluation

  • Workshop Participant Survey

16:00     End of workshop

Resources

  • LIGO e-Lab
  • LIGO chirp
  • Press conference
  • LIGO Scientific Collaboration
  • LIGO website
  • LIGO Open Science Center
  • USGS
  • Rick Dower's LIGO literature

Contacts

  • Ken Cecire
  • Marla Glover
  • Dale Ingram
  • Hank Horn
  • Shane Wood

 

Comment

 

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LIGO e-Lab Workshop for VQNet in Chicago

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Submitted by mjwadness on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 10:09

 

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August 11th-14th, 2016

 

 

Objectives

Participating teachers will be able to use the LIGO e-Lab to:

  • Plot and interpret data recorded by LIGO seismic instruments
  • Explain the importance of LIGO seismic data in gravitiational wave search
  • Use LIGO seismic data to demonstrate classical physics concepts.

Location

University of Illinois Chicago-Physics Building

SES2214

Agenda 

Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.

Thursday August 11

09:00     Coffee, Registration

09:15     Introduction

  • QuarkNet accounts (you need 2 kinds)
  • Objectives/Overview
  • Expectations
  • Data Porfolio

09:45     Break

10:00     Breaking News from CMS, HEP, and other exciting areas of Physics

  • Dan Karmgard
  • Antonio Delgado
  • Danielle McDermott

11:00    Intro to Gravity Waves via Youtube

  • Gravity Visualized
  • Brian Greene on Colbert

11:15     Interferometer activity

 

12:00     Lunch

13:00     Videos:

  • GW in PhD Comics
  • Einstein's Messengers
  • Gravitational Wave Review Questions

13:30     Exploration of LIGO e-Lab: 

  • log in with account
  • review Resources and Project Map
  • try out features
  • Seismology Review

14:30     Break

14:45     Search and analyze in data:

  • Sumatra earthquake, 2 March 2016
  • GW150914 event
  • GW151226 event
  • LIGO Open Science Data set GW150914

15:30  Begin resreach

  • Explore LIGO posters
  • Create research plan

16:30     End of Day

  • Teacher homework: QN Teacher Survey

19:05     Cubs vs. Cardinals

Friday August 12

09:00     Coffee/Reflection

  • What is the thread that ties what we are doing together?
  • What worked and did not work yesterday?
  • How are we doing on the objectives?
  • Hot off the press.

09:15    Research activity

  • Claims. Evidence, Reasoning
  • NGSS practices
  • Info on frequency bands

10:00     LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit

10:30     Break

10:45     Continure with Research Activity

11:15     Begin Poster Creation

12:00     Lunch 

13:00     Gravitational Waves Presentation 

  •      Shane Larson-Adler Planeteriam    

14:30     Break     

14:45    Sharing and Discussion of How We Teach Universal Gravity in High School

  • All teachers bring a unit plan to share

16:15     Reflection

16:30     End of Day

Saturday August 13

9:00     Coffee     

9:15      Continue to Work on Posters

10:00    Present Posters

10:30     Break     

10:45     Implementation discussion

11:15     Reflection

11:30     Evaluation

  • Workshop Participant Survey

12:00     End of workshop

 

Resources

  • LIGO e-Lab
  • LIGO chirp
  • Press conference
  • LIGO website
  • USGS
  • Rick Dower's LIGO literature
  • http://tinyurl.com/ligodetection
  • Zooniverse

Contacts

  • Dave Trapp
  • Mike Wadness
  • Dan Karmgard
  • Danielle McDermott
  • Antonio Delgado
  • Ken Cecire
  • Shane Larson

 

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Gravitational Wave Review

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Submitted by kcecire on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 15:25

http://tiny.cc/xogxpyFoundational Question: What is spacetime?

Resources: 

  • Physics of the Universe
  • Gravity - Aristotle to Einstein
  • Wikipedia

Group Questions:

  1. What are gravitiational waves?
  2. Why do we seek to detect gravitational waves?
  3. What are the sources of gravitational waves?

Resources:

  • LIGO site
  • LIGO Educator's Guide
  • Wikipedia
  • Read more about Gravitational Wave Review

LIGO Virtual Visits, Summer 2016

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Submitted by kcecire on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 22:37

All connection made on Vidyo from the Indico page at https://indico.cern.ch/event/539567/.

Please be the Virtual Visit day and time in the agedna for your workshop are consistent with the information below. Please connect 5-10 min ahead to sort out any technical issues.

Date Time Centers

07 June

10 June

14 June

17 June

29 June

26 July

12 August

08:00 PT, 10:00 CT

08:00 PT, 10:00 CT

07:30 PT, 10:30 ET

08:00 PT, 10:00 CT

08:00 PT, 11:00 ET

08:00 PT, 09:00 MT, 11:00 ET

08:00 PT, 10:00 CT

Kansas

Purdue Calumet

Cincinnati

Oklahoma State

Purdue

Black Hills State, Florida State, Vanderbilt

Virtual Center

 

 

 

 

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Different Frequency Bands in DMT

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Submitted by kcecire on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 12:13

Dale Ingram of LIGO sent a nice description:

  • 0.03 - 0.1 Hz -- Large distant quakes (>6.5); the seismic effects of strong local winds.
  • 0.1 - 0.3 Hz -- Large distant quakes (>7); microseisms (from ocean waves).
  • 0.3 - 1 Hz -- Nothing of note.  This is the quietest band, with no significant environmental drivers other than small shallow nearby earthquakes.
  • 1 - 3 Hz -- Heavy vehicles at distances up to several miles from the site; distant industrial activity; small shallow nearby earthquakes.
  • 3 - 10 Hz -- Vehicle traffic, local human activity at the observatory.

Bonus: LIGO and Virgo detector geometries.

  • Read more about Different Frequency Bands in DMT

Seismic Review Questions

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Submitted by ShaneWood on Sun, 06/05/2016 - 23:14

Describe seismic waves.

  1. What are the types of seismic waves? How are they different from one another?
  2. How do the various types of seismic waves propagate through the earth?
  3. Why are seismic waves important to LIGO?
  4. What are sources of seismic waves?
  5. How are seismic waves measured?
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