CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2002 Gregory R. Snow Associate Professor |Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Nebraska, Lincoln Introductions: CROP staff and participants Today’s schedule Introductory information Evaluation procedures – D. Shell Background survey and pre-workshop questions Overview of CROP – G. Snow Lunch History of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 – D. Claes Begin lab work Typical day and first week’s schedule Attendance and daily sign-in sheet Stipend payments Other practical matters Welcome to the third summer workshop of the The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Schedule for Week One: July 15-19, 2002 Monday, July 15 9:00 Introductory remarks (instructions & paperwork)Richards 14 9:45 Welcome to the Workshop - Dr. Stephen Ducharme, Vice-Chairman, Dept of Physics 10:00 Evaluation procedures - Dr. Duane Shell 10:15 Participant survey & pretest 10:45 Break 11:00 Overview of CROP - Dr. Gregory SnowRichards 14 12:00 Lunch 1:00 A History Of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 - Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 14 2:30 Labwork : opening, polishing scintillator Brace 201 Tuesday, July 16 8:30 Informal Question & Answer PeriodRichards 14 9:00 Morning Class Session: Charge Moving Through B-fields - Fr.Michael Liebl Richards 14 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Sanding, polishing scintillator surfaces Brace :00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Class Session: Global Positioning System - Bill Campbell Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Lessons in oscilloscope useFerguson basement Labwork: Power supply assemblyBrace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer PeriodRichards 14 Wednesday, July 17 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period (assign group particle reports) Richards 14 9:00 Morning Session: History of Cosmic Rays, Part 2 - Dan Claes Richards 14 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Preparing scintillator, assembling power supplies Brace :30 Lunch 1:30 Special Colloquium: "The Unusual Physics of Science Fiction Movies“ - Dr. Peter Dowben, UNL Ferguson 217 3:00 Labwork: Use of the Oscilloscope, cont’dFerguson basement Labwork: Preparing scintillators, assembling power supplies Brace 201 Thursday, July 18 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14 9:00 Morning Session:Orientation to Computer ResourcesFerguson 21 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Scintillator & Power Supply work, selecting PMTs Brace :00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: The Earth’s Magnetic Field - Dr. MaryAnne Holmes Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Use of the Oscilliscope/ Scintillator & Power Supply work 4:30 Informal Question & Answer PeriodRichards 14 Friday, July 19 8:30 Informal Question & Answer PeriodRichards 14 9:00 Morning Session: Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter - Dan Claes Richards 14 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Finish scintillators, Assembling Power Supplies Brace :00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Einstein’s Special Relativity - Bill Campbell Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Scintillator & Power Supply work Selecting PMTs, testing Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer PeriodRichards 14

CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2002 You are expected to attend each day of the workshop from Monday, July 15, through Friday, August 9. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (We may end early on some days) Please sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of each day (for reporting to the National Science Foundation) If you must be absent for a day due to illness, please contact your teacher and/or contact: Greg Snow Office: (with voice mail) OR Dan Claes Office: (with voice mail) Daily Attendance

CROP 2002 Summer Workshop Daily Attendance Sign-in Sheet Date: Monday, July 15 Name Signature

CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2002 Stipends for students and teachers will be paid at the end of the workshop: Teachers: $65.00 per day of participation Students: $43.25 per day of participation Please write your Social security number Current mailing address Signature on your Expense Voucher today Payment of Stipends

CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2002 Dormitory rooms, meals Parking Lunch tickets for UNL student union restaurants Recreation Center passes available, $2.00/week See Marilyn for details Thursday evening picnic followed by outdoor film Research and report on one of the many cosmic ray experiments in the world Time in computer lab Reading materials Other practical matters

Note taking in logbook provided Take notes during lectures and lab activities Standard practice in scientific research Some nighttime assignments Write down questions for informal question and answer periods Useful to review for post-workshop test Award for best post-workshop test at Fall 2002 meeting at UNL Useful for presentations to classes at your school Schedule of one-day academic-year meeting during the autumn (on a Saturday, participants from all participating schools) Graduate credit for participating teachers CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2001 Other practical matters

Ferguson Hall Richards Hall Brace Hall Recreation Center