High School Teachers 2005

3 Jul 2005, 17:00 → 23 Jul 2005, 12:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Mick Storr

Sunday 3 July ¶

17:00 → 22:00 Welcome Reception¶

Informal get together, with refreshments and light snacks

Monday 4 July ¶

08:30 → 09:30 Registration and Welcome¶

Welcome to HST2005 - Rolf Landua

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10:00 → 12:30 Group forming¶

A first opportunity to get to know each other and to explore the purposes and goals of the stage

14:00 → 14:45 Introduction to cosmology (1/3)¶

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15:00 → 18:00 Visit to CMS¶

Guided tour of the construction site of the CMS experiment at the LHC.

First there will be a general introduction to CERN, followed by a visit to the accelerator control room in Lab 2 and afterwards the construction site of the CMS experiment.

19:30 → 21:00 Discovery Mondays¶

The particle physicist's best friend: electricity
http://bulletin.cern.ch/eng/articles.php?bullno=26/2005&base=art#Article4

Tuesday 5 July ¶

09:00 → 10:00 Introduction to the HST programme¶

10:30 → 11:15 Introduction to Cosmoloy (2/3)¶

11:30 → 12:15 Introduction to Cosmology (3/3)¶

14:00 → 14:45 Particle Physics - a historical overview (1/3)¶

15:00 → 16:30 Lecture Review and Discussion¶

16:30 → 17:30 Introduction to the computing facilities¶

18:00 → 23:00 Pool and Pizza¶

Swim at the pool across the road from CERN entrance B and/or walk to Pizza restaurant in Meyrin. (Swim and walk dependent on weather).

Wednesday 6 July ¶

09:00 → 09:45 Introduction to Accelerators (1/2)¶

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10:00 → 10:45 Introduction to Accelerators (2/2)¶

11:15 → 12:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

The Cathedrals of Science - CERN : 1954-2004

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14:00 → 14:45 Particle physics - a historical overview (2/3)¶

15:00 → 15:45 Particle Physics - a historical overview (3/3)¶

16:00 → 17:00 Lecture Review and Discussion¶

17:00 → 19:00 Welcome drink for Summer students and HST's¶

In the main Cafeteria

Thursday 7 July ¶

09:15 → 11:00 Summer Student Lectures¶

09.15 Introduction to Particle Physics (1/4) -Luigi Di Lella
10.15 Introduction to Particle Physics (2/4) -Luigi Di Lella

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11:15 → 12:00 Introduction to Bubble Chambers (1/2)¶

14:00 → 14:45 Introduction to Bubble Chambers (2/2)¶

15:00 → 18:00 Introducing the WGs¶

Friday 8 July ¶

09:15 → 10:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Introduction to Particle Physics (3/4) -Luigi Di Lella

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10:15 → 11:00 Particle Detection (1/3)¶

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11:15 → 12:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

How an experiment is designed (1/2) - Gigi Rolandi

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14:00 → 14:45 Particle Detection (2/3)¶

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15:00 → 15:30 Accelerator lectures follow up¶

15:30 → 16:30 Lecture Review and Discussion¶

16:30 → 18:00 Weekly Course Review¶

We discuss the progress of the programme, and plan for the beginning of the working group activities in week 2

20:00 → 23:55 Fireman's Ball¶

Sunday 10 July ¶

12:30 → 22:00 Geneva Treasure Hunt¶

Have fun discovering Geneva and finish the day with a well deserved fondue.

Monday 11 July ¶

09:15 → 10:00 Summer Student lecture¶

Introduction to Particle Physics (4/4) - Luigi Di Lella

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10:15 → 11:00 Particle Detection (3/3)¶

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11:15 → 12:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

How an experiment is designed (2/2) - Gigi Rolandi

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14:00 → 16:00 Lecture Review and Discussion¶

16:15 → 16:25 Participant Session¶

Ask a Favour (Quantum Mechanics Questionnaire) - Teresa Lobato

16:30 → 17:30 Choice of WG activities¶

Tuesday 12 July ¶

09:00 → 18:00 Working group activities¶

14:00 → 16:00 bubble chambers¶

19:00 → 23:55 International Evening¶

Wednesday 13 July ¶

09:00 → 09:45 Feynman Diagrams (1/3)¶

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10:15 → 11:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Antimatter in the Lab (1/2) - Rolf Landua

11:00 → 18:00 WG activities¶

14:00 → 17:00 Optional Data Analysis Hands-On¶

This session has been organised primarily for the Teachers Lab working group and is an optional activity for anyone else who is really interested in this topic and wants to experience it first hand. Please note that there are only 13 PCs available.

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Thursday 14 July ¶

09:00 → 09:45 Feynman Diagrams (2/3)¶

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10:15 → 11:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Antimatter in the Lab (2/2)- Rolf Landua

11:00 → 12:30 Working Group Activities¶

11:15 → 12:30 Optional Fun With Physics demonstration¶

This session has been organised for the Teachers Lab working group but anyone else who is interested is welcome.

14:00 → 16:00 Visit to CERN Proton Synchroton and Anti-matter Decelerator¶

16:30 → 17:00 Participant Session¶

Accelerator Simulator - Carmelo Di Somma
Teaching Resources - John Wright

17:00 → 18:00 Working group activities¶

Friday 15 July ¶

09:15 → 10:15 LHC physics : what we hope to learn (1/2)¶

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10:30 → 11:00 Introduction to Spark Chamber Kit¶

11:00 → 12:30 Visit Spark Chamber Lab¶

Participants will be split into 3 groups to visit the lab.

11:00 → 14:00 Working group activities¶

14:00 → 15:15 Participants Session¶

Simple Spectroscopy - Mads Hammerich
Astronomy in Class - Christian Bonfanti
Calculating the age of the universe - Antonio Sarmiento
Constructing protons and neutrons from quarks - Antonio Sarmiento

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15:30 → 16:30 LHC physics : what we hope to learn (2/2)¶

16:30 → 17:30 Weekly Course Review¶

Sunday 17 July ¶

20:00 → 23:00 Music and dance evening¶

Monday 18 July ¶

09:00 → 09:30 Plan for the Week¶

09:30 → 09:45 Participants session¶

Astronomy in Class - Wim Cuppens

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10:00 → 11:00 Feynman Diagrams (3/3)¶

11:15 → 12:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (1/3) - Nathalie Palanque - Delabrouille

14:00 → 16:00 Visit to ATLAS¶

Guided tour of the construction site of the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Meet at Entrance B at 14.00. CLOSED SHOES OBLIGATORY.

16:30 → 18:00 Quiz : Top 10 mysteries of the universe¶

Tuesday 19 July ¶

09:00 → 10:00 Working Group Activities¶

10:15 → 11:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (2/3) - Nathalie Palanque - Delabrouille

11:15 → 12:00 Summer Student Lecture¶

Introduction to Astroparticle Physics (3/3) - Nathalie Palanque - Delabrouille

13:30 → 18:00 Experimenting with a cloud chamber¶

Three identical sessions of this hands-on activity will take place, one at 1.30pm, a second at 3pm, and third at 4.30pm. Each of the participants will be assigned to just one session.

13:30 → 18:00 Visit to CLIC¶

Three groups will visit CLIC indepently, one at 1.30pm, a second at 3pm, and third at 4.30pm. Each of the participants will be assigned to group for all of the afternoon's activities.

13:30 → 18:00 Working group activities¶

Each one of the 3 groups will spend 1.5 hours on working group activities when not engaged in the cloud chamber exercise or the visit to CLIC.

Wednesday 20 July ¶

09:00 → 14:00 Working group activities¶

14:00 → 16:00 Recollections of a Particle Physicist¶

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18:00 → 22:30 Jura pic-nic¶

Thursday 21 July ¶

09:00 → 18:00 Working group activities¶

Friday 22 July ¶

09:00 → 18:00 REPORTS from the Working groups, and Workshop evaluation¶

15:00 → 16:00 Closing Address¶

The Director General of CERN, Robert Aymar, will give a closing address. There will be an opportunity to present a short summary of work done during the programme.

19:00 → 23:00 Farewell BBQ¶