QuarkNet 2023 Summer Workshop for High-School Teachers
June 03, 2023
In the last week of June, the UH/Rice University QuarkNet Center will hold its annual workshop for high-school teachers. We have a stimulating program thanks to a new collaboration with the IRIS-HEP, we will add a 3-day coding component to our program but also will have sufficient resources to expand the number of teachers that can attend.
In addition to that, we will dedicate a day to the upcoming Worldwide Data Day and learn how to analyze actual data from the CMS detector, and spend another day with "Oopsies in Science" to discuss things that can go wrong in the Edison's "98% perspiration" (which should be contributed to Kate Sanborn.)
We will also feature daily lectures from Rice and UH faculty on a wide range of topics in physics and astronomy.
Look at our agenda (which is still in development) at this link: QuarkNet Summer 2023 Workshop.
Below is the announcement that was sent to the teachers in the Greater Houston Area. There is still some space left, so contact our lead teacher Mary Yarbray if you are a science teacher interested in participating.
Quarknet is a week-long $120/day paid stipend 30-credit hour workshop that allows “teachers and physicists to work together on physics research projects exploring the hidden nature of matter, energy, space, and time”.Quarknet | Our funding and support comes from entities like NSF, University of Notre Dame, Fermilab, and the US Department of Energy.
Who: All secondary science teachers with an emphasis on Physics. This year, we have additional funding from NSF through the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP), which allows us to include up to 30 participants this summer. We are interested in reaching out to Houston ISD and Aldine ISD (Title 1 schools), so if you can help spread the word, we would thank you. All Houston area schools are welcome to attend Quarknet.
How teachers can prepare:
Computer, Notebook, writing utensils, and calculators.
Parking:
Parking will be covered by Rice University with a priority to carpools. We usually park in the lot of Rice Blvd and entrance 21.
Class Location: The workshop will take place in Herman Brown Hall room 227. (see agenda for map)
Lunch:
The department of Physics and Astronomy will provide lunch boxes for us. Soda machines may be found about the campus, but you may want to bring extra drinks. The menu is linked to the registration form. If you are bringing your own food, please indicate that on the form.
Agenda: https://star.rice.edu/outreach/quarknet/summer2023/
Introduction to particle physics.
· The first three days (Mon-Wed) will be a coding workshop and the last two days will be filled with a couple of Quarknet activities and preparing for Worldwide Data Day this Fall.World Wide Data Day | Quarknet
· Teachers will need to have a google account with colab access. Colab is not a part of the education suite, so IT might need to flip the switch for it to open. Even then, the district's firewall might still cause issues so please work with your district's IT.
· Fabulous speakers from Rice and UH.
Registration: click here to register.
Thank you for your time,
Dr. Frank Geurts, Rice University Faculty Sponsor
Shane Wood, Quarknet Fellow
Mary Yarbray, Rice University Quarknet Lead Teacher
In addition to that, we will dedicate a day to the upcoming Worldwide Data Day and learn how to analyze actual data from the CMS detector, and spend another day with "Oopsies in Science" to discuss things that can go wrong in the Edison's "98% perspiration" (which should be contributed to Kate Sanborn.)
We will also feature daily lectures from Rice and UH faculty on a wide range of topics in physics and astronomy.
Look at our agenda (which is still in development) at this link: QuarkNet Summer 2023 Workshop.
Below is the announcement that was sent to the teachers in the Greater Houston Area. There is still some space left, so contact our lead teacher Mary Yarbray if you are a science teacher interested in participating.
Quarknet is a week-long $120/day paid stipend 30-credit hour workshop that allows “teachers and physicists to work together on physics research projects exploring the hidden nature of matter, energy, space, and time”.Quarknet | Our funding and support comes from entities like NSF, University of Notre Dame, Fermilab, and the US Department of Energy.
Who: All secondary science teachers with an emphasis on Physics. This year, we have additional funding from NSF through the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP), which allows us to include up to 30 participants this summer. We are interested in reaching out to Houston ISD and Aldine ISD (Title 1 schools), so if you can help spread the word, we would thank you. All Houston area schools are welcome to attend Quarknet.
How teachers can prepare:
- A Day with Particles video
- Particle adventure website.
- CMS Experiment video
- The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), video
Computer, Notebook, writing utensils, and calculators.
Parking:
Parking will be covered by Rice University with a priority to carpools. We usually park in the lot of Rice Blvd and entrance 21.
Class Location: The workshop will take place in Herman Brown Hall room 227. (see agenda for map)
Lunch:
The department of Physics and Astronomy will provide lunch boxes for us. Soda machines may be found about the campus, but you may want to bring extra drinks. The menu is linked to the registration form. If you are bringing your own food, please indicate that on the form.
Agenda: https://star.rice.edu/outreach/quarknet/summer2023/
Introduction to particle physics.
· The first three days (Mon-Wed) will be a coding workshop and the last two days will be filled with a couple of Quarknet activities and preparing for Worldwide Data Day this Fall.World Wide Data Day | Quarknet
· Teachers will need to have a google account with colab access. Colab is not a part of the education suite, so IT might need to flip the switch for it to open. Even then, the district's firewall might still cause issues so please work with your district's IT.
· Fabulous speakers from Rice and UH.
Registration: click here to register.
Thank you for your time,
Dr. Frank Geurts, Rice University Faculty Sponsor
Shane Wood, Quarknet Fellow
Mary Yarbray, Rice University Quarknet Lead Teacher