1. Ivan Melo (University of Zilina) ‏ and A. Dirner, F.Franko, B. Tomasik, P. Perichta, M. Gintner and J. Vanko Masterclasses and Cascade in Slovakia 1st IPPOG meeting in Košice

2. MC 2011 in Slovakia Zilina Prešov Košice Banská Bystrica Trenčín Bratislava ~ 280 students Snina International MCRegional MC

3. MC 2011 – media coverage National radio Slovenský rozhlas: short live interview + more detailed coverage Science magazine Quark National and local newspapers Žilinský večerník 5.4. 2011

4. Leading national daily SME

5. Regional daily Korzár

6. CERN Courier Contest of student essays: 2010 winner published in CERN Courier July/August 2010

7. Masterclasses reach out to 1 day training session Žilina „this will be a disaster!“ 2 day training session in Košice „OK, maybe we can do it“ Several emails exchanged with Konrad and Michael particle physicists

8. 17.3. results of R+-

9. Has today’s Masterclass had an impact regarding your future university studies? 9 out of 30 said Yes What did you like most? 2011 2005-2010 Lectures: 3 13 Computer W exercise: 13 10 Video-conference 10 3 Everything 4 Lunch 3

10. Cascade projects 2011 What are we all made of ? Atoms – Quarks - ? Particle Accelerators – How do they work? Medical Applications of Particle Accelerators – What are they? Recreating the Early Universe at the LHC Antimatter Dark matter Quantum nature of elementary particles Neutrinos Are there more than 3 spatial dimensions? Search for new particles. Higgs boson History of the Universe Grand finals at Sucany high school, May 31, 2011 Teams of 3 students make 20 min presentations at their schools

11. Cascade projects 2011 4 teams in 2009 15 teams in 2010 Mentors – volunteers from all HEP comunity 21 teams in 2011

12. e-learning course Windows to modern physics LMS Moodle, 10 modules Atom Nucleus Forces Standard Model Accelerators Detectors CERN, LHC Quark-gluon plasma Medical physics OPAL Masterclass

13. Lisa’s homework - What teachers need from us 10 teachers responded DVD Masterclass Cascade projects Teaching modules (e-learning course UPJS Kosice) we can use all your materials in our teaching thank you for what you do for us

14. Discovery packages Tevatron data: peak in WW(Z) → e(μ) jj Masterclasses exercise Masterclasses theory Short intro