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German Outreach Report

German Outreach Report. Particle Physics School Material Web Page Progress Report on Future of Particle Physics in Germany Internet Portal „World of Physics“ Physics on Stage: Science Days Europark Rust.

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German Outreach Report

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  1. German Outreach Report • Particle Physics School Material • Web Page Progress • Report on Future of Particle Physics in Germany • Internet Portal „World of Physics“ • Physics on Stage: Science Days Europark Rust Michael KobelBonn UniversityOPAL, ATLAS, D0 European Particle Physics Outreach Group Meeting, Pisa, 12.10.2002

  2. Situation of physics in school Why could particle physics help? • 70% of students drop physics earliest possible conveniance • Not enough scientific literacy in public • Not enough physics students at university • Problems: • Mainly physics of 18. u. 19. century • Presented in gory details • Everyday life contexts are rare • Global and modern physics picture is missing completely(apart from abrupt transition to nuclear physics at end of the 10th grade) • Refers to most basic questions • Origin of the universe • Structure of matter • Structure of forces • Connection to everyday life • Relation Forces  Types of radioactive decays • Application in Medicine

  3. 1) Particle Physics for 15- and 16-year olds • Why 10th form ? • Last time mandatory physics • 70% of students (85% of female) drop physics at this earliest opportunity • Current Topics for 9th and 10th form: • Force, Pressure; Energy, Work, Power • Oscillations, Waves, Acustics • Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy • Concept: Embed the latter in larger particle physics unit • 2 student teacher theses with • Teacher-material • Student-material • Supporting Html Web-Pages with • Teaching an d Learning-material • Interactive „Quiz“-Pages • Animations • Simulations (e.g. from CERN)

  4. Concept for 20(?) hours • Introduction and motivation: Contexts: Big Bang, radiation • Small structures • Building blocks: molecules  atoms  fundamental particles (1.gener.) • Interactions via exchanged particles • Radioactivity« (a, b, g) , Nuclear physics • Nuclear power stations • Mass energy (E=mc²), antimatter • Medical applications, radiation protection • The Standard Model (and its open questions) • Exercise: Identification of particles and interactions • Cosmology (optional) • Historical background and final discussion

  5. New in recent months (1: tests) • Particle Physics material tested 3 times in 12 hours coursein two high-schools (Cologne, Siegburg) • Summaries available as 2 teacher‘s 2nd theses • Result: • Successful use is possible, after some training • Has to be done slow and thoroughly (lots of information) • More experiments would help • Increase in physics interest is not significant (yet) • Material and experience: subject of teacher training 11/02 • Process leads to concrete proposal of curriculum amendment • Authorities are very open and interested

  6. New in recent months (2: contexts) • Second thesis about Contexts (again paper + web pages) • Medicinevia Interactions of Particles in Matter • Cosmologyvia Relation Temperature  Energy • Like first one available underwww.teilchenphysik.info Schulmaterialien • Opens opportunity for optional detailed context discussion • Not yet tested in school

  7. Experiences and Future • students very interested in topic • supporting use of PC positive • still many basic problems in detail • Future: • support from education authorities already existing • second iteration of material after test in 2002 • inclusion in next round of curriculum in North Rhine Westfalia • --> 14 more Bundesländer to do...

  8. 2.) German Outreach Web Pageshttp://www.physik.uni-bonn.de/outreach  www.teilchenphysik.info • (One of) German Particle Physics Info-Center(s) for: • HEP Physicists (e.g. Material for talks, open days, etc) • High School Students (e.g.„master classes“) • Students (e.g. teaching systems, lectures) • Teachers (e.g. training) • Journalists (e.g. news) • Public (e.g. material, links) • Update 2002: • Enables announcements of events or news remotely by all HEP groups in Germany • Forum to discuss experiences with particle physics in school • Examples(talks for schools, material, etc)

  9. 3) Report on Future of HEP in Germany • Complete Review of current state and future • Suggested and funded by reasearch ministry (BMBF) • Written by physicists (+1 science writer): 120 pages • 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! chapter1, chapter2 • To be presented in a symposium on 22.11. in Bonn • Part. Phys. Kommitee (KET) homepage  „Denkschrift“http://www.dpg-fachgremien.de/t/ket/ket.html

  10. 4) New Web Portal „Welt der Physik“ • Outreach project of research ministry (!) and German Phys Society • Aim: show fascination of physics research to the (educated?) public source of material and info e.g. for teachers ... • Professional design • Particle Physics part: • Mostly selection of articles • Currently a bit DESY focussed (people based in HH) • Need input (articles) from CERN, FNAL, SLAC... !! • Authors: mostly science writers • (My role: check physics correctness of particle physics part)

  11. Physics on Stage, Status Germany • National Continuation of Physics on Stage: • Political work: Symposium Munich 2001  Report AvailableDiscussion with Politics, Education aministration, Didactics,... • Material Collection: German PoS 1&2 CD availablesummaries of contributions, abstracts, videos, symp reports, ... • Workshop continuations (September 26-28, Europark Rust):- Multiple intelligence workshop (summary to appear)- European School Net CoPhyLab (will be linked via German PoS) • Start of Campaign for PoS 3 Flyer availableMaterial (Report, CD, Flyer) distributed at- MNU science teachers association meetings Sept/Oct. 02- Science Days Rust • See http://www.physik.uni-bonn.de/physics-on-stage

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