German Outreach Report

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German Outreach Report

• Outreach Funding in Germany
• Web Page Status
• KET Report on Future of Particle Physics in
  Germany
• Physics on Stage Science on Stage e.V. Germany
• University Online Lectures Physics 2000

• Michael KobelBonn UniversityOPAL, ATLAS, D0
  European Particle Physics Outreach Group Meeting,
  Vienna, 10.10.2003

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Outreach funding in Germany

• April 2003 first official outreach application
  to BMBF
• 23 k / year corresponding to 0.2 of total HEP
  support(equiv. to 1 Ph.D. student position)
• seems to have been in largest parts successful
  (final word this month)
• Projects
• maintenance of www.teilchenphysik.org
• particle physics experiments for schools
  Kamiokanne
• measurement of cosmic muons
• angular distribution
• life time of muons
• material CD for schools
• masterclass competition WYP 2005
• (travel) support for physics teachers at CERN
• ? financing letter has to be accompagnied by a
  national letter? first proof to make sensible
  things with it before asking for more

Th. Trefzger (Uni Mainz)
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Outreach Web Pages http//www.teilchenphysik.info
or .org and new .de

• News and events to be announced remotely by each
  institute
• archive for each year available
• well accepted by organizers
• Forum for teachers
• discuss particle physics in high school
• comment available school material
• not used
• Publicize Site wore widely 02/03
• 150 ? 750 visits/month
• 4Mb ? 50 Mb transfer /month

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KET Report on Future of HEP in Germany

• Complete Review of current state and future
• Suggested and funded by reasearch ministry
• Written by physicists 1 science writer
  120pg.NOW available printed and on CD in
  Englishhttp//www.dpg-physik.de/fachgremien/t/ket
  /ketStudie/ket-study.html
• For scientists (non-physicists) colleagues
  physics students scientific educated
  public funding agencies and advisory
  panels
• Graphics by DESY (HH/Zeuthen) graphics
  bureauvery nice graphics for outreach!
  http//www.dpg-physik.de/fachgremien/t/ket/ketStu
  die/bilder.html
• Publically presented in a symposium on 22.11.02
  in Bonntalks (in German) available on the
  webhttp//www.dpg-physik.de/fachgremien/t/ket/ver
  anstaltungen/hep_symposium.html

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Science on Stage e.V. Germany (SonS)

• Old German tradition have a club for everything
• founded non-profit association Science on Stage
  Germany e.V.
• get more recognition in the public
• make easier to gain funding from third parties
• first public appearance at the Science Days in
  the Europa-Park Rust near Freiburg. from
  October 16 to 18
• some ten thousands of students, teachers and
  families visit
• present a small part of the German contribution
  to POS 3
• informing about the aims of SonS
• promote the education in technology and the
  natural sciences in school and society on a
  national and european level
• organize events, workshops and symposia
• increase activities in the field of public and
  media

• Got a technical coordinators position from
  metal industryPoststrasse 4/5, Berlin

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Online university lectures and remote lab
experiments

• 3-years BMBF project Physics 2000, ending
  2004http//www.physics2000.de
• Content Siegen, Berlin, Bonn, Dortmund, Jena,
  Rostock
• Evaluation Berlin, Jena, Rostock
• Program new media inuniversity teaching
• aim network of universities in teaching of
  research and applied physics
• first steps for internationalisation of study (to
  be translated 2004 Lancaster)
• Development Phase
• create 14 internet-based teaching modules, mostly
  cross-topic(Medicine-physics, Astro-particle,
  etc.)
• create / improve 15 advanced lab course
  experiments available at 1 place only
• develop concepts of combined teaching remote and
  locally
• communication platforms
• evaluation

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Example Bubble Chamber Experiment, Bonn

• Original
• gt 1000 Bubble Chamber Photos in 3 differnt views
  on original film
• Projektion table to view singleand overlay /
  move several photos
• Radius-Schablonen
• Ruler

• Virtual, remote
• ca 500 scanned photos (jpg)
• overlay / move / zoom on PC screen
• Analyse with Java Applicationen, via mouse

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Realisation of bubble chamber experiment

• Manual and Preparation (web-based) online
• Tasks
• measurement of beam profile and cross-section for
  24 GeV/c protons
• measurement of charged and neutral multiplicity
  
• measurement of nm momentum in a ???n?enn decay
  at rest
• identification of a V0 -decay, e.g.
  pp?p??0, ?0 ?p ?-
• Introductory test per video link by tutor
• Experiment locally at PC
• analysis offline Program just for measuring,
  student should think him/herself
• resultssent per e-mail oder s-mail to
  tutorDifferent event samples (100 aus 500)
  provide copying
• Possibly final video discussion

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Status

• Most modules / experiments ready by end of 2003
• 2004
• Test phase and evaluation
• Translation into English (funding provided)
• Complete overviewhttp//www.physics2000.de/ ?
  Lehrangebote

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Summary

• Outreach Funding in Germany first
  success!
• Web Page Status increased usage
• KET Report on Future of Particle Physics in
  Germany available in Enlish printed and on CD
• Physics on Stage Science on Stage e.V. Germany
  founded
• University Online Lectures Physics 2000
  some particle physics and spin-offs included
  possibly translated in near future