Speaker
Christian Ohm
(KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE))
Description
Over the past five years we have guided over 400 undergraduate university students to quite independently finding and measuring properties of subatomic particles in real research data from the ATLAS experiment at CERN. I will discuss our experiences with designing lab exercises using real research data, technical challenges and how we solved them, the gradual improvements we implemented from year to year, as well as some personal reflections on perceived pedagogical benefits from learning via curiosity-driven exploration. The presentation may also include a live demonstration and quick guide to how the computer lab is set up, and/or some indications of how well these types of labs work for high school students.
Primary author
Christian Ohm
(KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE))
