EIROforum Teacher School

16 Nov 2009, 09:00 → 20 Nov 2009, 16:20 Europe/Zurich

40-S2-D01 (CERN)

Monday, 16 November

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome to CERN

Speaker: R. Heuer (CERN)

09:30 → 11:00 The Evolution of the Universe - An Overview

Speaker: J. Lesgourgues (CERN)

Slides CERN_Teachers_2009b.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Search for Extrasolar Planets with COROT

Speaker: M. Fridlund (ESA)

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 16:00 The Structure of Matter - Discoveries and Mysteries

Speaker: R. Landua (CERN)

Slides

• Matter_Mysteries_1.pdf
• Matter_Mysteries_1.ppt
• Matter_Mysteries_2.pdf
• Matter_Mysteries_2.ppt

16:00 → 18:00 Visit of the CERN Exhibition (Globe)

Tuesday, 17 November

09:00 → 10:00 The First Three Minutes of the Universe

Speaker: R. Landua (CERN)

Slides First_3_Minutes.pdf First_3_Minutes.ppt

10:00 → 11:00 The Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: D. Brandt (CERN)

Slides Eiro-3-DB.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Experiments at the LHC

Speaker: C. Rembser (CERN)

Slides The_LHC_Experiments.pdf The_LHC_Experiments.ppt

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Q & A Discussion Session

15:00 → 18:00 Visit of the CERN Facilities

Wednesday, 18 November

09:00 → 10:00 Stars - In the Sky and on Earth

Speaker: V. Naulin (EFDA)

Slides Cern_vona_2009.pdf Cern_vona_2009.ppt

10:00 → 12:00 Origin of the Solar System

Speaker: B. Foing (ESA)

Slides Eiroforum_2009_Foing_solar_system_LIC.pdf Eiroforum_2009_Foing_solar_system_LIC.ppt

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 19:30 Visit of the International Geneva

19:30 → 22:30 Course Dinner, Geneva

Thursday, 19 November

09:00 → 10:00 The Amazing Zoo of Extrasolar Planets

Speaker: D. Queloz (Geneva University)

Slides CERN_enseignants_09.pdf

10:00 → 11:00 Highlights from Observations with Large Telescopes

Speaker: O. Hainaut (ESO)

Slides OlivierHainaut_postCardFromTheUniverse.pdf OlivierHainaut_postCardFromTheUniverse.ppt

Video MilkyWayBlackHole.mov

11:00 → 12:00 Education Programmes and Teaching Resources

Speakers: R. Landua (CERN), T. Baine (CERN Teacher in Residence)

Slides

• CERN_Education_2009.pdf
• CERN_Education_2009.ppt
• Teaching_Modules_by_Terrence_Baine.pdf
• Teaching_Modules_by_Terrence_Baine.ppt
• Teaching_Modules_by_Terrence_Baine.pptx

12:00 → 13:00 Q & A Discussion Session

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 16:00 How to Build a Cloud Chamber

Speaker: M. Storr (CERN)

document http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/document/cloud-final.pdf

more information http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2006/bubble_chambers/BCWebIntro.htm

16:00 → 18:00 Visit to the Geneva Observatory

Speaker: D. Queloz (Geneva University)

Friday, 20 November

09:00 → 10:00 Cosmic Microwave Background and the Planck Mission

Speaker: J. Tauber (ESA)

Slides Tauber_CERN_2009.pdf

10:00 → 11:00 Formation of Stars and Planetary Systems

Speaker: L. Testi (ESO)

Slides LTesti_EIROforum_Nov2009.key LTesti_EIROforum_Nov2009.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Q & A Discussion Session

12:00 → 13:00 Evaluation