UK Teachers Programme

from Tuesday, 8 December 2015 (17:00) to Friday, 11 December 2015 (18:00)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
8 Dec 2015
9 Dec 2015
10 Dec 2015
11 Dec 2015
AM
09:00
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:45) ()
09:00 Introduction to CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
10:15 --- coffee to go ---
10:45 Introduction to particle physics - Tara Shears (University of Liverpool (GB))   (1/1-025)
09:00
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:30) (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
09:00 Particle Detectors: Introduction to the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) - Piotr Traczyk (National Centre for Nuclear Research (PL))   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
10:45 Particle Accelerators - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
09:00
Lectures - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 12:15) (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
09:00 Medical applications from particle physics - Sparsh Navin (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
10:15 --- coffee break ---
10:45 Engineering at CERN - Raymond Veness (CERN)   (40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac)
PM
19:00
Welcome to CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 21:00) (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
19:00 Welcome Drinks - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
19:30 Short tour of CERN's main site - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (61/1-201 - Pas perdus - Not a meeting room -)
20:00 Basics at CERN - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
20:30 Objectives of CERN's Teacher Programmes - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:45
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 18:00) (various)
13:45 Transport from building 33 (CERN Reception) to building 927   (building 33 (CERN reception))
14:00 Visit to the prototype magnet facility (building 927) - Glyn Kirby (CERN)   (various)
15:00 Transport from building 927 back to building 300   (building 927)
15:20 Visit to the Synchrocyclotron (SC) - CERN's first accelerator - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Building 300)
16:15 Visit to the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) - Erik Bracke   (LEIR)
17:15 Visit to CERN's Data Centre   (building 513)
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:45
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 16:15) (various places)
14:45 Transport from building 33 (CERN reception) to SM18   (building 33)
15:00 Visit to the magnet test facility (SM18) - Emma Sanders (CERN)   (SM18)
16:00 Transport from SM18 to building 33   (SM18)
16:30
Hands-on - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 18:00) (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
16:30 Build your own particle detector - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
19:10 Take public transport to get from the hotel to Restaurant Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse   (CERN Hotel -> Restaurant Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse in Geneva)
20:00 Official Dinner of the Programme   (Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse)
12:15 --- Lunch break ---
14:30
Visits - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 16:30) (Point 5 @ LHC)
14:30 Transport from Building 33 to Point 5 - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Building 33 (CERN Reception))
15:00 Visit to the Service Cavern of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)   (Point 5 @ LHC)
16:00 Transport from Point 5 to S'Cool LAB - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (Point 5 @ LHC)
16:45
Closing session of the UK Teacher Programme(s) 2015 - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) (until 17:45) (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
16:45 Action Plan - Mr Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre (University of York))   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
16:55 Resources in Particle Physics - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
17:05 How to visit CERN with your class - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)
17:15 Take a certificate and build your own goodie bag! - Konrad Jende (CERN, Education Group) Mr Mark Langley (National Science Learning Centre)   (143/R-003 - S'Cool LAB)