General Notes

MEETING

For the moment, masks and social distancing will be observed. We will meet at New Trier High School (Winnetka) Room 151 from 9am -- 3 pm.

New Trier High School 385 Winnetka Avenue Winnetka, IL

Parking to the East on Essex or North on Trevian Way (any non-reserved faculty spot).

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FOOD

Food services will not be available. Please bring your own lunch.

OBJECTIVES

Participating teachers will be able to:

Configure a cosmic ray detector appropriately for acquisition of data for calibration and analysis of measurements
Identify and describe the e-Lab tools available for conducting studies with data collected using a cosmic ray detector
Create, organize and interpret a data plot to make a claim based on evidence; provide reasoning and identify data limitations
Develop a plan for taking students from their current level of data use to subsequent levels using activities and/or ideas from the workshop.

Monday 9.August.2021
9:00-9:15	Arrival/Sign-in/placing detectors	Nate
9:15 – 10:00	Overview of workshop, housekeeping, safety, introductions, etc.	Mark and Nate
10:00—10:30	Using eLab without a detector	Nate
10:30—Noon	Experiment suggestions: Moon Shadow, g-2, magnetics, other; Group naming conventions	Mark, Nate, small groups
Noon—12:45	Lunch (no food service) and networking	All
12:45- 1:45	Using Detectors when eLab is Not Available	Nate
1:45—2:55	Setting up experiment for overnight data	Groups
2:55-3:00	Reflection and goals for Tuesday	Nate

Tuesday 10.August.2021
9:00-9:15	Arrival/Sign-in/housekeeping, goals for the day	Nate
9:15—10:00	End run, upload data to eLab, start Run 2	Groups
10:00—10:50	Preliminary design and reports: Moon Shadow, g-2, magnetics, other	Nate, Mark, Ava/Edmundo
10:50—11:50	UAUM	Edmundo Garcia
11:50—12:40	Lunch (no food service) and networking	All
12:45—1:45	Dark Matter (Zoom) https://nths.zoom.us/j/2762249857	Dan Baxter
1:45—2:55	Setting up experiment for overnight data Run 3	Groups
2:55-3:00	Reflection and goals for Wednesday	Nate

Wednesday 11.August.2021
9:00-9:15	Arrival/Sign-in/housekeeping, goals for the day	Nate
9:15—10:00	End run, upload data to eLab, start Run 4	Groups
10:00—11:00	Poster and Poster Creation; International Muon Week	Nate
11:00--Noon	Tour eLab tools: Barometric pressure, eclipse, calibration (barometer, t0, plateauing)	Mark
Noon—12:45	Lunch (no food service) and networking	All
12:45- 1:45	Muon Lifetime	Mark
1:45—2:55	Setting up experiment for overnight data	Groups
2:55-3:00	Reflection and goals for Thursday	Nate

Thursday 12.August.2021
9:00-9:15	Arrival/Sign-in/housekeeping, goals for the day	Nate
9:15—10:00	End run, upload data to eLab, start Run 4	Groups
10:00—10:30	Helpful Ideas/Equipment	Nate
10:30—Noon	Final data analysis, prepare posters/presentations	Groups
Noon—12:45	Lunch (no food service) and networking	All
12:45—1:30	Teacher implementation plans	Teachers/Nate/Mark/Edmundo
1:30—2:30	Experiment reports	Groups/Mark/Nate/Edmundo
2:30—3:00	Survey, Reflections, clean-up https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J8SDBLJ	All

Nate Unterman: nunterman@gmail.com Mark Adams: adams@fnal.gov