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German Outreach Report

Comprehensive report on outreach funding and initiatives in Germany, including web page status, KET report on future particle physics, Physics on Stage, and online lecture projects. Details on funding applications, projects, outreach websites, and the development of online university lectures.

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German Outreach Report

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  1. 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

  2. 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)

  3. Outreach Web Pageshttp://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

  4. 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/ketStudie/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/veranstaltungen/hep_symposium.html

  5. 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 coordinator’s position from metal industry:Poststrasse 4/5, Berlin

  6. 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

  7. Example: Bubble Chamber Experiment, Bonn Original: • > 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

  8. 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enndecay 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 • results:sent per e-mail oder s-mail to tutorDifferent event samples (100 aus 500) provide copying • Possibly final video discussion

  9. Status • Most modules / experiments ready by end of 2003 • 2004: • Test phase and evaluation • Translation into English (funding provided) • Complete overview:http://www.physics2000.de/  Lehrangebote

  10. Summary • Outreach Funding in Germany first success! • Web Page Statusincreased usage • KET Report on Future of Particle Physics in Germanyavailable 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

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