University of Minnesota QuarkNet Center

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on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 16:20

The Minnesota QuarkNet group works on all aspects of data from QuarkNet with mentor Greg Pawloski and lead teachers Jon Anderson and Karin Foss.

Description

Minnesota teachers and physicists bringing cosmic and particle data to classrooms.

Day/Night Cosmic Ray analysis

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 08/13/2014 - 15:57

Description:
See if there is difference between day and night cosmic rays, on the same day.

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Learning Ojectives:

 

Prior Knowledge:

 

Background Matrial:

 

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Pressure eLab Activity

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Submitted by jbollinger on Wed, 08/13/2014 - 13:31
DESCRIPTION
Students will perform a search of the data to determine whether or not there is a relationship between the atmospheric pressure and the flux.  This activity will enable students to become proficient at looking at data and performing flux studies.  Students will report their results using a poster on the eLab site and then present their findings to the class.
 
STANDARDS ADDRESSED
 
Minnesota State Science Standards:
 
9.1.1.1.2 - Understand that scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons, including: to discover new aspects of the natural world, to explain observed phenomena, to test the conclusions of prior investigations, or to test the predictions of current theories.
 
9.1.1.2.1 - Formulate a testable hypothesis, design and conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis, analyze the data, consider alternative explanations and draw conclusions supported by evidence from the investigation.
 
9.1.1.2.2 - Evaluate the explanations proposed by others by examining and comparing evidence, identifying faulty reasoning, pointing out statements that go beyond the scientifically acceptable evidence, and suggesting alternative scientific explanations.
 
9.1.1.2.3 - Identify the critical assumptions and logic used in a line of reasoning to judge the validity of a claim.
 
9.1.3.2.2 - Analyze possible careers in science and engineering in terms of education requirements, working practices and rewards.
 
9.1.3.3.2 - Communicate, justify and defend the procedures and results of a scientific inquiry or engineering design project using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual or written means.
 
9.1.3.4.3 - Select and use appropriate numeric, symbolic, pictorial, or graphical representation to communicate scientific ideas, procedures and experimental results.
 
9.1.3.4.4 - Relate the reliability of data to consistency of results, identify sources of error, and suggest ways to improve data collection and analysis.
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The student will collect the raw data from cosmic ray detectors throughout the country.
 
The student will create a plot of the pressure data vs. the trigger rate for at least one detector.
 
The student will report their results to their classmates and defend their conclusions using evidence they have collected.
 
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Students must be capable of using a spreadsheet program (MS Word)
Students must be familiar
 
BACKGROUND MATERIAL
 
IMPLEMENTATION
 
ASSESSMENT
Students will create a poster on the eLab site.
 
Students will present the poster to the class and be required to defend their claims.
 

CMS Data Workshop at Minnesota

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Submitted by kcecire on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 09:16

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Location: Tate Laboratory of Physics, Room 130

   

Objectives

Participating teachers:

  • gain knowledge and skills to successfully complete investigations using LHC data;
  • interpret event displays from CMS and explain their meaning;
  • conduct LHC investigations with students and successfully prepare them for masterclass; and
  • assist mentors in organizing and facilitating a masterclass.

 

Agenda

Tuesday 13 August 2013

09:00     Coffee and Daily Opener 

09:15     Introduction/Objectives

09:30     LHC and CMS (J. Mans)

10:30     Break

10:45     QuarkNet Classroom Activities: 

12:00     Working  lunch (continue classroom activities)

13:00     Synthesis/Whiteboard--Classroom Activities

13:30     U of M Physics Demo (Tate 150; B. Anderson)

14:30     Transition back to Tate 130; Break

14:45    CMS Data Express

15:45     Wrap-up 

16:00     End of day

Wednesday 14 August 2013

09:00     Coffee/Recap of Yesterday/Plan for Today

09:30     CMS W/Z Measurement

12:00     Lunch (Fermilab Pre-tour Information)

13:00     Extensions: Intro to e-Labs, Accounts

13:30     Synthesis/Whiteboard--Implementation

14:00     Break

14:15     CMS Data Workshop wrap-up

  • Discussion
  • Evaluation

14:45     Curriculum Swap

16:00     End of workshop

 

Resources

 

Agenda for CSS Teachers' Workshop - August 5-6, 2013

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Submitted by ShaneWood on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 16:54

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Monday 5 August 2013

0:900    Registration and Coffee

09:15    Intro slides

09:30    LHC and CMS (J. Manns)

10:30   CMS e-Lab first look

12:00   lunch - with neutrinos!

13:00   CMS Data Express

14:30   Z mass plot in e-Lab (start at metro map)

16:00   End of day 

Tuesday 6 August, 2013 

09:00  Discussion and creation of research questions

09:30   Videoconference with Sanford Lab underground

10:00   Group work: investigations, posters

12:00   lunch - that meets standards!

13:00   Finalize posters 

13:30   Present posters

14:30   Discussion:

  • Implementation in school
  • Student groups in e-Lab
  • Users group for teachers

15:30   Evaluation  

16:00   End of workshop

Resources

 

Implementation ideas

  • PGP=Pretty Good Physics
  • e-Lab applications math related-use in math or interdisciplinary work
  • summer sci/math boot camp for tchrs
  • use animation feature to show how accuracy/precision of dataset increases with stats
  • independent study for interested students
  • insert into cons of energy, momentum; e&m - colliders give us close to p=0
  • chem-radioactive decay
  • particle physics as bridge between chem and physics
  • PET, med physics connection with biology
  • Use student groups
  • 2 students works
  • after AP or IB exam
  • cosmic ray e-Lab - make connections
  • user group at /group/cms-e-lab-users
  • meetings work better than updates
  • presentations in class
  • students come to University for a "regional particle physics summit"
  • videoconferences
  • grad students come to evening student meeting - each present research - not formal
  • FAQs or suggestins for research projects 

 

Barriers

  • Would have to reserve media center - slow (beeter now with iPads)
  • Assessment
  • Labels not intuitive on plots

Welcome to UMN QuarkNet!

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Submitted by kcecire on Wed, 07/24/2013 - 16:24

Welcome to the Minnesota QuarkNet Center group. We will be building this over the next few weeks. Here are three things you can do right now:

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