Masterclasses at UK Particle Physics groups Peter Watkins Many thanks to 16 UK groups for all the information

 Introductory Talks on Physics and exercises  Identifying LEP events  Lancaster Particle Physics package  Minerva – Identifying W&Z events in ATLAS  Computing exercises usually in pairs  Q/A and discussion sessions in groups  Detector Activities or experiments

 Whole day - Half day  Once or two days (three at RAL!)  Whole classes or ‘selected’ students  Staff or PhD Students giving lectures  Rotating groups around different activities  Combining results from many pairs  Hand held voting devices

 Quiz/ competition/prizes  Question/answer or group discussions  Video links to CERN (or other countries)  Working in teams (mixing schools)  Some lectures and computing exercises

 Availability of STFC and CERN brochures  Dates of International Masterclasses  Best dates for UK Masterclasses  Web page support for UK Masterclasses  Best way to share ideas between groups  Mix of role models giving talks  Range of topics for talks  What are the main aims of the day?  Significant investment in time by group  What about a new UK wide outreach initiative?