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