IPPOG-Meeting 06.11.2014 CERN

Uta Bilow, TU Dresden

Aims: •create awareness among the general public about the research work•introduce pupils to science, research and innovation •students from schools and universities should be motivated and encouraged to pursue careers in science

High school students: curiosity has to be converted into enthusiasm for science

Successful projects: Science and pupils are involved in a real dialogue!

Outreach Projects

Act as a "scientist for a day"•Close to current research

– Understand what the scientists are doing

•Own "hands-on" activities– listen = forget, see = remember, do = understand

Insight into the research process•Use of relevant methods and tools•Comparisons between experiment and theory

Authentic experiences•Analysis of real scientific data•Meeting and discussion with scientists

A scenario for a real dialogue

HEP•explores fundamental questions about the origin and structure of the world•uses fascinating research methods•Is connected to captivating terms

But also:•HEP underrepresented in school curricula •exceeds students´ world of experience •many new concepts and ideas

Successful approach: Masterclass format

High Energy Physics

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• As in a masterclass in the arts, students work with an expert• Expert = particle physicist• Instead of, say, a violin, the subject is particle physics data

analysis

What is a Particle Physics Masterclass?

Concept of IMC

• High school students (15 – 19)

are „scientists for one day“

• Get invited to a research

institute or university

• Introductory talks (standard

model, detectors, accelerators)

• 2 h measurement with LHC

data

• International video conference

( 2 – 5 inst. + CERN/Fermilab)

Sample Agenda

LOCAL TIME: ACTIVITY:

8:30 - 9:00 registration & welcome

9:00 - 10:00 introduction to Particle Physics

10:30 - 11:30 second talk or tour

12:00 - 13:00 lunch

13:00 - 15:00 data analysis

15:00 - 16:00 local combination + discussion

16:00 - 17:00 video conference with CERN or Fermilab

LEP until 2010

• Students analyse event displays (OPAL or DELPHI)

• Measurement done by counting

Concept of charge

Each interaction has its specific charge

particles arrange themselves with respect to the charges in multiplets

Lepton universality

Quarks have color charge

Z0e+

e-+

-+

- qq

• Expanded possibilities for students– More interactive e-learning tools as event displays– Options to do more than counting

• Data quality investigations• Measurement of distributions in mass, angle etc.

• Regularly updated – 2011: Exploit known Standard Model Processes, e.g.

• W+/W- ratio corresponding to (uud) quarks in proton• Understand mass peaks of J/Psi and Z

– 2012: On the way to discover new particles• Higgs WW• Extra Z Bosons• …

Since 2011: LHC data

• ATLAS–W path (Higgs

WW)–Z path (discover

Extra Z’ Bosons)• CMS• ALICE

–Looking for Strange Particles

–R_AA• LHCb• in the future: TOTEM,

…

Masterclass with ATLAS data (W path)http://atlas.physicsmasterclasses.org/en/wpath.htm

Higgs signal accumulates at small angles decay of W bosons structure ot the proton

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• ATLAS – Minerva (M. Wielers, P. Watkins, T. McLaughlan et al.)

http://atlas-minerva.web.cern.ch

– Hypatia (C. Kourkoumelis et al.)http://hypatia.phys.uoa.gr

CMS– iSpy online (M.Hategan, K. Cecire et al.)

in collaboration with Quarknet (US)www12.i2u2.org/elab/cms/event-display

ALICE– ALICE masterclass application (P.Debski, Y.Foka et al.)

simplified ALICE event display in ROOT environment http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/static/Pictures/pictures_High_Resolution/MasterClassWebpage.html

– ALICE masterclass application (R. Averbeck et al.)http://www-alice.gsi.de/masterclass/

LHCb ALICE masterclass (V. Gligorov et al.)

http://lhcb-public.web.cern.ch/lhcb-public/en/LHCb-outreach/masterclasses/en/

E-learning Platforms and Tools used

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Video conference (with CERN or Fermilab)

– 16:00 – 17:00 Geneva time– 3 - 5 institutes, reflecting

international collaboration – 2 Moderators at CERN – Agenda

• Introduction• Combination of results• Student Q & A • Discussion• Quiz

– Moderators: PhD students and Postdocs, get training and small reward

Brief History of Masterclasses• Idea from UK, 1996 (R. Barlow et al.)

• 1997: 1. Masterclass in UK with 7 institutes

• 1998 nationwide uptake

• 2005: Adopted by EPPOG/IPPOG for all Europe

• Use of LEP data– OPAL Identifying Particles

– DELPHI Hands on CERN

• 2006: U.S. joined program (QuarkNet)

• 2011: LHC-based Masterclasses only

• 2014: all 4 LHC experiments

http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/55890 (How it all begun)http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/57305 (MC in the LHC era)

Masterclasses: Worldwide spread

41 countries in 2014For 2015:+ Marocco+ Mexico+ Thailand+ …

Participation Statistics

• „Organic growth“ for several years• Since ~ 2012 several initiatives• Physics without frontiers (Kate Shaw)

– Palestine, Algeria, Vietnam

• MICab initiative (Ken Cecire)– Latin and South America (Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile…)

• South Asia initiative (Kate Shaw, Abha Eli, et al.)– Nepal, India, Pakistan on Dec 18/19

• New WG Expanding MC (since 5/2014)• Interest from HST participants (new group „Science for Peace“)

Expanding the programme

Conditions for participation

• a group of students (aged 16 - 19)

• an inviting institute, providing the infrastructure

- a lecture hall

- several PC‘s available

- if possible a room for a video conference

• at least 1 scientist, holding the lecture

• some tutors for students during the measurement

(1 tutor per 10 students, knowing particle physics)

No financial requirements!

Organisation and Funding

• Central organisation at TU Dresden for IPPOGMichael Kobel (Project leader), Uta Bilow

• Coordination Fermilab-based MCs (America, Far East, Australia) Ken Cecire

• Steering group• WG Video conference• Contributions from:

• Oslo University (Farid Ould Saada, M. Pedersen, M. Bugge et al.)• Quarknet (K. Cecire et al)• ALICE (Yiota Foka et al)• …

• Funding and in-kind contributions from:

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Beyond International Masterclasses

1. International Masterclasses– organized by E/IPPOG since 2005– once / year daily for 4-5 weeks– students come to institutes worldwide– video conference at the end of the day

2. Local masterclasses at universities– without video conference– if date within IMC period not possible– if institute wishes to organize more

Masterclasses

3. Local masterclasses at schools– Researchers bring data to school, science

center, …– Also stand-alone by teacher possible– National activities (Germany, I2U2, etc)

all data is free to use for any educational purpose (not only in the framework of International Masterclasses)

Refereed evaluation on Int. MC• severity: just right• success independent of a-priori knowledge and gender

20Physics Education 42 (2007) 636-644

Most important correlation• Understanding the scientific research process• generates interest in (especially modern) physics

Survey from Netzwerk Teilchenwelt

94 alumni, attended a Masterclass + 3-days-workshop at CERN56 participants in survey

More (Astroparticle physics) Masterclasses

IceCube Masterclasshttp://icecube.wisc.edu/masterclass/home• Pilot: 21.5.2014, 5 institutions, 100

students• Analysis: replicate analysis of first evidence

for an astrophysical neutrino flux• For 2015:

– More institutions– Joining IMC?– Multilingual content– Add more analyses– Create classroom activities

Auger Masterclass

http://auger.colostate.edu/ED/•Events recorded at Pierre Auger Observatory•1 % publically available•Analysis of cosmic particle showers•Pilot tests in German Netzwerk Teilchenwelt•collecting feedback and evaluation•developing framework and Masterclass-package

International Cosmic Day

Run since 2012 by Fermilab and DESY Zeuthen•31 institutes on Oct 8, 2014•Students measuring coincident air showers and zenith angle distribution •Skype conference for chat and discussion of results•Booklet with students´ contributions

International Masterclasses...

•is a successful outreach program organized by IPPOG

•involves high school students in a real dialogue with science

•sees permanent growth

•has a slim central organisation

•Events are run locally and can be adjusted to local needs

•is a role model for other projects (national projects, other fields)

Summary

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