1. German „Outreach“ Activities
New Web pages
Summer Academy Rostock
Master Classes Bonn
Particle Physics in Curriculum for 16-year-olds in North Rhine Westfalia
Michael Kobel Bonn University OPAL, ATLAS, D0 European Particle Physics Outreach Group Meeting, Geneva,

2. 1.) German Outreach Web Pages http://www.physik.uni-bonn.de/outreach
First Version (nearly) finished, online since August ( M.K., D.Schmitz, student teacher)
Aim: German Info-Center 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)
2002: Merge into professional web management system
Enables announcements of events or storage of material remotely by all HEP groups in Germany
Examples (talks for schools, material, etc)

3. 2.) German Summer Academy
Regularly 6 academies each summer, since 1994
Organized by: Verein Bildung und Begabung (Association for Education and Talents)
Supported by:
BMBF (ministry of education)
Stifterverband der dt Wissenschaft (German Science Foundation)
First Particle Physics Course: Rostock – (16 days!)
Participants Skilled year-old High School Students (12. und 13. form)
Lecturers:
Ariane Frey (CERN)
Ekkehard Sieker (Physicist, Science Journalist)
Largest number of applicants (160) for a single course, ever 16 participants selected, very variable a priori knowledge

4. Some details Organisation: Content: Feedback
3 hours morning, 2 hours afternoon (in between sports etc) i.e. over 70 hours total
4 seminar talks (a ~ 20 min) by groups of 4 students, each prepared w/in course time
Informal discussions
3 hours total work on PC teaching packages (and unlimited in free time)
32 pages final report, written by students (last 4 days)
Content:
Overview, 3-4 days Quantum Mechanics and Relativity
Particles, Forces, Standard Model
Experiments, Detectors
Symmetries, Higgs
Feedback
Overwhelmingly positive
Especially appreciated:
Computer based teaching material for repetition and in depth studies in free time
Informal discussions at any time
Summary: Very special format, intensive work, successful

5. 3.) Master Classes Bonn
Translate Part of Manchester Particle ID package into German Example (some pages new)
Usual program (embedded in events of Physics Department)
1 h lecture (for all, about students)
1.5 h workshop on PC (for a subset)
1st event: about 40 students (17-18 year olds) in 2 groups
2nd event: about 40 students (15-16 year olds) in 4 groups
Lot of fun, despite short time available (no prior knowledge of particle physics!)
Could make even basic measurement:
Lepton universality
R = B(hadrons)/B(leptons) = ~ = 3 colors * 5 quarks

6. 4) HEP in school curriculum, 10th form
Why?
Last time mandatory physics
80% of students (97% of female) drop physics at this earliest opportunity
Topics for 9th and 10th form:
Force, Pressure; Energy, Work, Power
Oscillations, Waves, Acustics
Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy
Problems:
Mainly physics of 18. u. 19. century
Presented in gory details
Abrupt transition to nuclear physics at end of the year
Global physics picture is missing completely

7. Why could particle physics help?
Refers to most basic questions
Origin of the universe
Structure of matter
What are the fundamental building blocks?
Structure of forces
4 fundamental forces « effective forces
Connection to everyday life
Radiation (Sun, TV, Radioactivity)
Application in Medicine
Relation Forces « Types of radioactive decays

8. Way to achieve this
Student Teacher Thesis (Dagmar Schmitz, Bonn) comprising
Concept for 12 hour (6 week) course (need to be expanded to 20 hours)
Supporting Html Web-Pages with
Teaching and Learning-material
Interactive „Quiz“-Pages
Animations
Simulations
> 100 page thesis with
Teacher-material
Student-material
Experience from an 9 hours trial teaching in a 10th form

9. Concept for 12 (20!) hours
Introduction and motivation: Contexts: Big Bang, radiation
Small structures
Building blocks: molecules  atoms  fund. particles (1.generation)
Mass energy (E=mc²), antimatter
Radioactivity
Medical applications, radiation protection
Nuclear power stations
Interactions as forces, decay, production « (a, b, g)
The Standard Model (and its open questions)
Identification of particles and interactions
Cosmology
Historical background and final discussion

10. Experiences and Future
students very interested in topic
supporting use of PC positive
still many basic problems in detail
Evaluation (Questionnaire)
interested in modern physics
general interest in physics increased
presence of a „real scientists“ well received
Future:
support from education authorities already existing
broader trial in more schools starting 01/2002
second iteration of material
inclusion in next round of curriculum in North Rhine Westfalia
--> 14 more Bundesländer to do