University of Washington QuarkNet Center

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Teachers, students and physicists working together to explore high energy physics.

University of Washington QuarkNet Center Annual Report 2020

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University of Washington QuarkNet Center Annual Report 2020

Mentor: Prof. Shih-Chieh Hsu

We organized one successful activity in 2020. The 2-day virtual masterclass.

CMS Masterclass (Sep 10-11 2020)

University of Washington QuarkNet Center Annual Report 2019

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Mentor: Prof. Shih-Chieh Hsu  Co-mentor: Dr. Gordon Watts, Dr. Henry Lubatti

We organized two successful activities in 2019. The 1-day masterclass in March, 1-day LHC Engineering Discovery Days.

CMS Masterclass (Apr 6 2019)
https://quarknet.org/content/2019-master-class 

2019 Master Class

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Goal:

2018 ATLAS Data Workshop @ U. of Washington

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Submitted by ShaneWood on Thu, 07/26/2018 - 10:23

August 17-19, 2018

UW Physics/Astronomy Building (PAB), Room B248

Tiny URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/qn2018uw

 

Objectives

Participating teachers will:

2017 Annual Report

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2017 CMS Masterclass

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Participants: 

2017 Cosmic Ray Workshop @ Washington

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Submitted by kcecire on Mon, 08/14/2017 - 14:26

August 16-18, 2017

Physics & Astronomy Building (PAB) B248

“Our mission is to create opportunities for teachers and students to explore the nature of scientific research. Using cosmic ray muon detectors, participants design and perform experiments to analyze data employing the cosmic ray e-lab.”

 

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.

 

Agenda 

Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.

Day 1 - Wednesday, 16 August

09:00     QuarkNet overview

09:30     Commission detector

10:45     Break

11:00     Mission planning

12:00     Lunch

13:00     Explore CR e-Lab: 

  • log in with account
  • create student account
  • review Resources and Project Map
  • try out features
  • Cosmic Ray Review

14:15     Break

14:30     Cosmic showers (Wilkes)     

15:00     Set up for overnight data run

16:00     End of Day

Day 2 - Thursday, 17 August

09:00  Final mission prep

09:30  Snoqualmie Pass Expedition - Guye ​ ​ Cabin ​ (900m altitude)

15:00  Analyze and discuss results

15:30     Set up for overnight data run

16:00     End of Day

Teacher Homework: QuarkNet Teacher Survey

Day 3 - Friday, 18 August

08:30     Data Uploads and Analysis

  • FLUX
  • BLESSING PLOTS
  • Altitude Study
  • SHOWER

10:30    Break

10:45    Create posters

11:45    Discussion:

  • Implementation
  • Objectives

12:15    Evaluation

12:30    End of workshop

Resources

Just for fun!

This just in!

Contacts

 

The Snoqualmie Files 

 

2017 LIGO e-Lab Workshop @ Washington

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Submitted by ShaneWood on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 13:11

August 14-15, 2017

Physics & Astronomy Building (PAB) B248

 

Objectives

Participating teachers will be able to:

  • Plot and interpret data recorded by LIGO seismic instruments; address limitations in the data.
  • Make claims based on evidence from LIGO data and provide reasoning.
  • Explain the importance of LIGO seismic data in a gravitiational wave search
  • Use LIGO seismic data to demonstrate classical physics concepts
  • Develop a plan to use material from the workshop in school.

 

Agenda 

Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.

Day 1 - Monday, 14 August

09:00     Registration (if not done
                Mon-Wed), Introductions

09:30     Talk: LIGO, Grav. Waves
              - Michael Park

10:30     Break

10:45     Graviational Waves Review
              and 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:

16:00     Review day

  • Objectives met
  • Objectives not yet completed.

16:30     End of Day

Day 2 - Tuesday, 15 August

09:00     Morning 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     LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit

13:30     Poster presentations

14:00     Break     

14:15     Implementation discussion

14:45     Reflection: write/discuss

  • take-aways from the workshop
  • what you learned beyond the objectives
  • what you would like to learn more about.

15:00     Evaluation

15:30     End of workshop

Resources

Contacts

 

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