26–30 Aug 2024
Auditorium Maximum UJ
Europe/Warsaw timezone

Knowledge and evidence over fear of invisible radiation via practically oriented teaching with a particle camera instrument

27 Aug 2024, 10:50
20m
Large Lecture Hall B

Large Lecture Hall B

Oral presentations Experiments and Practical Work in Physics Education Oral presentations

Speaker

Dr Michael Holik (IEAP CTU in Prague, FEE UWB in Pilsen)

Description

The invisible ionizing radiation often evokes fears in people's minds as there is no easy way to show and evaluate real impact on their existence. The educational kit SESTRA (School Educational Set with Timepix for Radiation Analysis) has been developed at IEAP CTU in Prague with intention to allow easy access to microcosmos experiments, to anyone, practicable in regular classes. The contribution presents the potential of practically oriented teaching and experience gained with students at various levels of education when they get exposed to clear evidence on properties of various radiation types and presence in the surrounding environment.

How would you like to present your contribution? Live in Kraków (time slot to be allotted based on the programme)
Target education level General
Category Non-formal Education

Authors

Dr Michael Holik (IEAP CTU in Prague, FEE UWB in Pilsen) Stanislav Pospisil (Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague) Vladimir Vicha (IEAP CTU in Prague)

Presentation materials