QuarkNet @ Columbia
QuarkNet @ Columbia
Summer 2001 -- Teacher Institute
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The QuarkNet @ Columbia Teacher Institute was a three week exploration for high school physics teachers into the topic of high energy physics.
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All activities took place at Nevis Laboratory, in Irvington, NY, from June 25th to July 13th. Irvington is in southern Westchester county, off the Saw Mill Parkway, close to the Tappan Zee Bridge.
The institute was run by lead teachers Bill Metzler (Highland High School) & Eric Tucker (John Jay H.S. - Katonah) in close cooperation with Bill Willis of Nevis Labs (Columbia U.)
The final schedule of activities for the institute is listed below:
| Monday, June 25th | |
| 9:00 - 9:05 am | Welcome! (B. Willis) |
| 9:05 - 10:05 am | Intro to QuarkNet and workshop etc... (B. Metzler & E. Tucker) |
| 10:05 - 10:35 am | Intro to Nevis Labs -- practical matters (J. Dodd) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Computing matters (B. Seligman) |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Nevis Lab Tour |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm | The Particle Adventure |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
| Tuesday, June 26th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | F. Sciulli Lecture #1: Particles, Light & Special Relativity |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm |
Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Special Relativity problems |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | D. Helfand Lecture: What is the Universe Made Of? |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Special Relativity problems |
| Wednesday, June 27th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | F. Sciulli Lecture #2: Atoms, Quantum Mechanics & Particles |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | T. D. Lee Lecture: Symmetry |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review |
| Thursday, June 28th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review -- Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | F. Sciulli Lecture #3: Particles, Forces & the Electro-weak Interaction |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review -- Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Lab Experiments & "On-Screen Particle Physics" |
| Friday, June 29th | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review -- Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | J. Parsons Lecture: LHC and ATLAS |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | H. Evans Lecture: Tevatron and DZero Physics |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Particle Adventure (cont...) -- Literature review -- Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Review of Day's Activities -- Questions & Re-focus Session |
| Monday, July 2nd | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | J. Dodd Lecture #1: Particle Detectors |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | E. Weinberg Lecture: The Higgs Particle |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | Lab Experiments & "On-Screen Particle Physics" |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Review of Day's Activities -- Questions & Re-focus Session |
| Tuesday July 3rd | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | J. Dodd Lecture #2: Particle Detectors continued... |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | R. Galea Lecture: Muon Cooling |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | Review of Lab Experiments & Discussion of Workshop's Goals |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Review of Day's Activities -- Questions & Re-focus Session |
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Wednesday, July 4th -- HOLIDAY |
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| Thursday, July 5th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 10:00 - 11:30 pm | B. Knapp Lecture: Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | High School Science Education & Curriculum -- International Perspectives |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Website/Applet search & evaluation |
| Friday, July 6th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | J. Nagle Lecture: RHIC and PHENIX |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Nevis BBQ (see photos!) |
| Monday, July 9th | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 9:30 - 11:00 am | J. Martin Lecture: Accelerators & Applications of Particle Physics |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | S. Bhadra Lecture: HERA and ZEUS |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | Curriculum development/discussion |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Review of Day's Activities -- Questions & Re-focus Session |
| Tuesday, July 10th | |
| 7:30 am - 6:00 pm | Field trip to Brookhaven National Laboratory (see photos!) |
| Wednesday, July 11th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | D. Kabat Lecture: Strings! |
| 12:00 - 6:00 pm | NYC Field Trip: "Proof" |
| Thursday, July 12th | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 10:00 - 11:30 pm | L. Bugel Lecture: Neutrino Oscillations -- The Plot Thickens! |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Website/Applet search & evaluation -- discussion on curriculum integration |
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | L. Bugel Discussion group: High-energy physics activities in the classroom |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Review of Day's Activities -- Questions & Re-focus Session |
| Friday, July 13th | |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Wrap-up sessions -- curriculum, lesson plans, activities etc... |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | J. Shan Lecture: The speed of propagation of light pulses: faster than "c?" |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm | Closing Session |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | End of Workshop Party |
The 3-week seminar offered both a financial support as well as the opportunity for graduate credit.
Three teachers continued their Nevis experience by participating in one of the on-going research projects at the lab for five weeks further.
If you are interested in hearing more, please contact us with any questions you may have.
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