Middle Florida QuarkNet Day

10 am to 3:30 pm, Saturday February 10, 2024

Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville FL

Small URL for this page: https://cern.ch/uf-qn-10feb24.

 

Workshop location: New Physics 2205 at 2001 Museum Road, Gainesville.

 

Details:

  • Learn about how you can bring the excitement of cutting-edge physics to your classroom

  • Open to all current and prospective QuarkNet teachers in mid-Florida

    • Middle school physical science

    • High school physics, chemistry, astronomy, or mathematics

  • Compensation

    • Stipend: $120

    • Mileage reimbursment if traveling over 50 miles to Gainesville

    • Lunch

 

Agenda

Time (ET) Activity
do at home Review quarknet.org, fill out the registration, and update your profile
10:00 Coffee and chat
10:15 QuarkNet basics
10:45 Warm-up: Particle Cards
11:15 Presentation: New Frontiers of Electroweak Physics (Chang)
12:00 Lunch and chat
13:00 Quark Workbench
13:30

Angles and Dimuons

14:15

A Taste of the CMS Masterclass

15:00 Discussion and Planning
15:30 End of workshop
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Alternative: Muon Lifetime

 

Contacts:

Phil Chang, University of Florida

Ken Cecire, QuarkNet staff / University of Notre Dame

Paul Avery, University of Florida