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
We are going to do.......
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How can we implement this in our classroom?
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Something something about the P waves giving students a better idea about the structure of the interior of the Earth.
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Insert reference to: reflection, refraction, diffusion, different types of waves, wave mechanics, etc
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Change of wave speed in various mediums
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Use LIGO to discuss Gravity waves and extend that discussion to wave mechanics.
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Light, its behavior, etc.
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Spacetime
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LIGO Data can also be used for independent research projects to get students involved.
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I made this long ago: LIGO Activity
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Can be used to introduce and practice basic scientific method research method(s).
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Sometimes I like to throw deep ideas at the kids and make their heads hurt
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Use given resources to describe how Gravity is described as a wave
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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.
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Use lasers to demonstrate reflection, deflection
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The LIGO and Cosmic e-labs lend themselves to studies the students come up with themselves. Could easily be used for extended studies.
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Use in the discussion of orbiting binary stars, neutron stars, supernovas...
LIGO eLAB workshop at BHSU
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 2508:00 Coffee, Registration 08:30 Introduction
9:00 Gravitational Waves presentation 10:00 Break 10:15 Interferometer activity 11:30 Look back/Look forward 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Exploration of LIGO e-Lab:
14:30 Break 14:45 Search and analyze in data:
16:30 End of Day
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Tuesday July 2608:00 Coffee/Reflection
9:00 LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit 09:45 Break 10:00 Begin resreach
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 16:00 End of workshop |
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LIGO e-Lab Workshop for VQNet in Chicago
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 1109:00 Coffee, Registration 09:15 Introduction
09:45 Break 10:00 Breaking News from CMS, HEP, and other exciting areas of Physics
11:00 Intro to Gravity Waves via Youtube 11:15 Interferometer activity
12:00 Lunch 13:00 Videos: 13:30 Exploration of LIGO e-Lab:
14:30 Break 14:45 Search and analyze in data: 15:30 Begin resreach
16:30 End of Day
19:05 Cubs vs. Cardinals |
Friday August 1209:00 Coffee/Reflection
09:15 Research activity
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
14:30 Break 14:45 Sharing and Discussion of How We Teach Universal Gravity in High School
16:15 Reflection 16:30 End of Day |
Saturday August 139:00 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 12:00 End of workshop |
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Gravitational Wave Review
http://tiny.cc/xogxpyFoundational Question: What is spacetime?
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Group Questions:
- What are gravitiational waves?
- Why do we seek to detect gravitational waves?
- What are the sources of gravitational waves?
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LIGO Virtual Visits, Summer 2016
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.
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Different Frequency Bands in DMT
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.
Seismic Review Questions
Describe seismic waves.
- What are the types of seismic waves? How are they different from one another?
- How do the various types of seismic waves propagate through the earth?
- Why are seismic waves important to LIGO?
- What are sources of seismic waves?
- How are seismic waves measured?