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Toolkits for Mentors and Teachers
Kenneth Cecire Staff Teacher, Hampton
University ken.cecire_at_hamptonu.edu
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The Problem and the Opportunity
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But what we aim for is
and we wanted to see more of it!
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We just want to bring everyone together in a
meaningful and productive way.
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It was clear that we needed a Toolkit. Well, two
of them, actually.
Associate Teacher Institute Toolkit
Classroom Toolkit

• Refreshers
• Projects
• LTI Projects

• Study effects of electric and magnetic fields on
  particles

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These can be found at http//quarknet.fnal.gov/to
olkits/ati/ and http//quarknet.fnal.gov/toolkits/
class/em/student.html We will track three cases
of how projects are developed and/or
disseminated.
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• Development The Table-top Electron Accelerator
• Popular activity in Lead Teacher Institute
• Illustrates important aspects of accelerator
  technology
• Expensive, hard-to-obtain in high schools
• The solution an online activity
• based on measurements taken
• with an actual device

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• Dissemination Cosmic Ray Detectors
• Encouraged for the Associate Teacher Institute
• Illustrates important aspects of detector
  technology
• QuarkNet centers employ a diversity of designs
  and uses
• The solutioncollect some of
• the most accessible methods
• together for easier replication

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• Menu of Methods
• Geiger Detector
• FNAL, LBNL counters
• Penn drift tube
• Unscientific Ratings for a Consumer Reports look

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• Development and Dissemination The Jaw-Breaker
  Accelerator
• Developed at SMU for Associate Teacher Institute
• Encouraged for other centers
• Illustrates accelerator technology
• High gee-whiz factor
• The solutiondisseminate SMU design via meetings
  and the Toolkit

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• The Current Challenge
• steer QuarkNet centers toward use of these new
  resources
• continue development of the Toolkits
• adapt to new QuarkNet center environment
• what is next?

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