1. Cosmic Ray e-Lab Bob Peterson Fermi National Accelerator Lab

2. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays QuarkNet Overview QuarkNet Cosmic Ray Detector Assemble CRMD hardware and take data. Cosmic Ray e-Lab Exploration Upload and analyze data.

3. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Workshop Objectives: Assemble CRMD: plateau, geometry, data-take. Record progress: LogBook. Design e-Lab investigation: data, tools, plots. Write poster, present results. Share “Implementation Plan” and strategy.

4. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Whata we doin’?  Bein’ kids!  Experience the CR e-Lab from a students vantage  Inquiry-based learning

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6. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Active QuarkNet Centers

7. Cosmic Rays –Sources –Composition, energy spectrum –Detection –Current experiments The QuarkNet Classroom Detector –Hardware overview –Classroom use –Experiments, measurements Data Analysis –Upload, analyze data & save data products. –Share results. –Enter logbook notes. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

8. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Paradigm: a good way to learn science? --> Participate in data-based science.  Ask cosmic ray questions.  Marshal a research plan.  Engage hardware and technology.  Analyze realistic, not simulated data.  Share results with collaboration.

9. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Cosmic Ray e-Lab Stats: May 2010 774 teachers accounts 1,515 student research groups 519 DAQs worldwide 335 detectors in high schools 27,548 data files 498 posters

10. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays QuarkNet creates a collaboration of users: Teachers Students Teachers Mentor Scientists Detector Schools Non-Detector Schools World-wide Network: Students Students

11. Sources of Cosmic Rays –Supernova remnants –Active galaxies (?) –Quasars (?) –Gamma Ray Bursters (?) –Dark Energy (?) Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

12. Cosmic Rays at Earth –Primaries (protons, nuclei) –Secondaries (pions) –Decay products (muons, photons, electrons) 1-2  per second Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

13. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays RunRun: CR shower video if fast connection http://astro.uchicago.edu/cosmus/projects/aires/protonshoweroverchicago.mpeg

14. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Wealth of open, cool science questions ?: WX, lightning, biology, climate, data bits, solar storms CR e-Lab --> not prescriptive, not recipes Provides resources and analysis tools Trusts the teacher to guide research

15. BIG science: Students copy/reproduce Auger --> Argentina http://www.auger.org MINOS Far Detector --> Soudan Mine, Minnesota http://farweb.minos-soudan.org/events/ CMS --> LHC, CERN, Switzerland http://cms.cern.ch/ IceCube --> South Pole http://icecube.wisc.edu/ --> QuarkNet Cosmic Ray e-Lab Studies: Direct analog to detector-based particle physics Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

16. Teachers & students: –Assemble. –Calibrate. –Set-up and run. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

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19. Overview: Cosmic Ray Muon Detector Bob Peterson Fermi National Accelerator Lab

20. The QuarkNet Cosmic Ray Muon Detector (CRMD) –Plastic scintillator –Homegrown DAQ –GPS timing Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

21. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays CRMD Typical QuarkNet Detector Setup 1. Counters-scintillators, photomultiplier tubes (two shown) 2. QuarkNet DAQ board 3. 5 VDC adapter 4. GPS receiver 5. GPS extension cable 6. RS-232 cable (to link to computer serial port) 7. Optional RS-232 to USB adapter (to link to computer USB port instead of serial port) 8. Lemo or BNC signal cables 9. Daisy-chained power cables

22. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays CRMD Expectation: --> Not “plug & play” --> Rather “mold & set” Direct analog of the big Tevatron & LHC detectors CDF DZero ATLAS CMS

23. DAQ hardware measures: –Light pulse timing. –Ambient temperature. –Atmospheric pressure. Experiments include: –Flux studies. –Time correlation. –Shielding. –Particle speed. –Particle lifetime. –Altitude attenuation. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

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25. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Types of Counter Configuration: 1) Array --> shower Counters distributed 2) Stacked --> flux Counters spaced on common center Determined by type of study Student defined

26. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays NEXT SESSION: Break out into small teams. --> Assemble cosmic ray muon detectors. 4 counters: one team each DAQ/GPS: one team Next: Cosmic Ray e-Lab and UPLOAD data

27. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays QuarkNet Cosmic Ray e-Lab Teacher Accounts E-mail the following: Name: Account Name: School: City/Country: E-mail: To: Bob Peterson --> rspete@fnal.gov

28. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Explore tonight. Cosmic Ray e-Lab portal: http://www.i2u2.org/elab/cosmic

29. There has to be an easier way... Cosmic Ray e-Lab <-- tomorrow Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

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31. Cosmic Ray e-Lab Exploration Bob Peterson Fermi National Accelerator Lab

32. DAQ hardware measures: –Light pulse timing. –Ambient temperature. –Atmospheric pressure. Experiments include: –Flux studies. –Time correlation. –Shielding. –Particle speed. –Particle lifetime. –Altitude attenuation. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab

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34. There has to be an easier way... --> Cosmic Ray e-Lab Lower the threshold to analyzing real data. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab

35. There are more e-Labs on the horizon... LIGO - weeks away CMS - months away ATLAS - a year away Other science with large data sets... SDSS? Mars Rover? weather? ocean? Investigate further? --> www.i2u2.org e-Labs

36. Major Strengths of e-Labs First time: teachers and students --> GRID Large cluster of machines at Argonne National Lab GRID gateway at University of Chicago e-Labs: same structure & format, “look/feel” e-Labs

37. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab http://www.i2u2.org/elab/cosmic

38. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab http://www.i2u2.org/elab/cosmic Login Username: Password:

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40. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Cosmic Ray e-Lab  Learner Outcomes Students will know and be able to: Content and Investigation Process Computing Literacy -- Evidence based claims --

41. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Cosmic Ray e-Lab  Assessment The e-Lab provides: Rubrics. e-Logbooks. Milestone seminars.

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43. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Go to: REGISTRATION 1st: Change password. --> Update your previously created groups. !! min 6 characters : max 10 characters !! !! alpha/numeric !! !! no spaces !! 2nd: Create student group. --> Register student research groups. Select “pencil”: yes pre/post test 3rd: Add DAQ #. --> Update detector IDs for your group.

44. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Debrief: Summarize in LogBook

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47. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Quick Links

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49. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Students can tour the site.

50. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Project Map

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53. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Pause: Live action demo --> UPLOAD data: Follow me. --> GEOMETRY: Review tutorial.

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55. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab ‘nother live action demo --> PERFORMANCE study What is this telling us? Why do this study? Compare? Contrast?

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61. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Debrief: Summarize in LogBook

62. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Follow upper right:  My Logbook

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65. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab More live action --> Examples Data Search Shower Analysis Flux Analysis

66. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Reproduce analysis: --> Click on plot. --> Run study again. --> Change parameters.

67. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Cosmic Ray e-Lab Investigation --> Team Task: Data Analysis a) Pose a simple CR research question. b) Select small CR data set. c) Run CR analysis. d) Save PERF and analysis plots. e) Track your progress using the LOGBOOK. f) Write online poster about study with plot; include PERF and analysis plot. g) Share “tricks of the trade” about the e-Lab. Judge your constraints: time and $$$.

68. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Debrief: Summarize in LogBook

69. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Cosmic Ray e-Lab Investigation --> Teacher Task: Implementation Plan a)Teacher Home: Community --> “Required Elements for an Implementation Plan” b)Load --> Community Forum: Workshop Deliverables... do not yet have an account, you can create one here. Invitation Code: inquiry Password: same as your e-Lab password !! !! Minimum 6 character: alpha/numeric; no spaces !! Guiding Questions: How would you use the CR e-Lab in your classroom? How do the learner outcomes apply to your activity? What makes self-guided research beneficial? Highlight one interesting feature you found in the QN e-Lab.

70. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Implementation Plan Science Experiment Goals: In one or two sentences, describe or list the goals of the science experiment to which this e-Lab is related. Grade(s)/Context: (Such as Science Club) in which you will implement the e-Lab. Challenges: To implementing the e-Lab. When/Where: You implement the e-lab (e.g., after the AP exam in the spring for two weeks before the end of school). Learning Objectives: (What will you expect students to know and be able to do as a result of conducting the e-Lab). Standards: (Whichever ones you are being held responsible for) being addressed. Steps: In the plan (e.g., 1. assess prior knowledge by?; 2. provide background information by?; 3.?4.?5. have students complete the poster).

71. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab CRMD/e-Lab Workshop Deliverables Every project constrained: time and $$$ Cosmic Ray e-Lab Investigation --> Team Task: POSTER --> Teacher Task: Implementation Plan --> Community Forum: Workshop Deliveriables Workshop Evaluation --> Participants: http://www13.i2u2.org/cosmic/library/upload/4/45/QNetSurveyforFellows_061207.doc Workshop Report --> Fellow: http://www13.i2u2.org/cosmic/library/upload/f/f0/Fellows-wkshop-form.doc CRMDs --> Center placement list and plan

72. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Debrief: Summarize in LogBook

73. Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Workshop Review --> How’d we do? Assemble CRMD: plateau, geometry, data-take. Record progress: LogBook. Design investigation: search data, use analysis. Write poster, present results. Share “Implementation Plan” for the e-Lab.