LIGO e-Lab workshop at Purdue

Submitted by kcecire
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June 28-29, 2016

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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.

 

Agenda 

Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.

Monday June 28

09:00     Coffee, Registration

09:15     Introduction

09:45     Break

10:00     Gravitational Waves presentation

11:00     Interferometer activity

12:00     Lunch

13:00     Videos:

13:30     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:

16:30     End of Day

Tuesday June 29

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  Begin resreach 

10:30     Break

10:45     Continue research

11:30     Create posters

12:00     Lunch 

13:00     Poster presentations

14:00     LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit

14:30     Break     

14:45     Implementation discussion

15:15     Reflection

15:30     Evaluation

16:00     End of workshop

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