Netzwerk Teilchenwelt German Network on Particle Physics Education and Outreach

funded by the German Federal Ministry

for Education and Research

30.11.2012EPPCN • Sascha Schmeling on behalf of

1. Who we are and what we do2. Our Activities3. Organisational structure4. Communication5. Network and users‘ community6. Ideas for the future

We are…

… a German Network of

• scientists• (astro-)particle physics

• students• aged 15-19

• teachers/trainers• at schools, school labs, science centres, etc.

in direkt contact to CERN

We …

work with students and teachers to bring modern research to the classroom

offer programmes in particle physics and astroparticle physics

offer young scientists the chance and knowledge to improve their communication skills

Our Concept • 4 programme levels • Basic: introduction to particle physics• Qualification: participants organize own projects• Strengthening the experience: workshops at CERN• Research Projects: at research institutes (CERN & DESY)

• 4 central elements • local projects all over Germany throughout the year• workshops at CERN • development of context material• scientific evaluation

students & teachers

particle physics and cosmic projects

Activities 2010 / 2011 / 2012

Research Projects

CERN

Qualification

Basic

studentsteachers/trainers

Researchprojects

0/0/0

Workshops 25/50/48

Participants’ Projects- Organisation national Masterclasses:

40/120/120- Cosmic-projects:DESY only -/6/30

4/8/14 teachers‘ days80/160/280 participants

Researchprojects

5/8/12

Workshops 33/44/52

Project Weeks0/4/10

Teaching others:Tutor, talks, Masterclasses,

Exhibitions, Outreach etc. : 30/80/100 Cosmic-projects: DESY only -/6/30

40/~120/120 National Masterclasses16/19/19 int. Masterclasses in D.-/~5/20 Cosmic-Projects (basic)

2.800/3.600/5.000 persons

Activities: National Masterclasses

• what: about 120 „national masterclasses“ a year• where: mostly in schools, also school labs, fairs, exhibitions• how : 4-5 hrs, one talk, measurements, quiz, no videoconf• supervision: mostly PhD students, assisted by (school) students

and teachers • groups: about 20 school students• data: LHC&LEP

National Masterclass in Lenggries (MPI München)

Activities: Cosmic Project*

(DESY Zeuthen)•what: 20 „basic introductory days“, 30 „project weeks“, ~5 research projects a year•how:

•Scintillator Experiment, using Quarknet DAQ board• „Kamiokanne“

•Web experiments (e.g. trigger hodoscope, polar ship) mainly acitivities in qualification and research stages

•Students: project weeks (1-2 weeks)•Teachers: teachers days•supervision: mostly PhD-students and teachers

*since Dec 2010

ScintillatorPhotomultiplierDAQ board

Activities: Qualification Stage

Students: „spreading their knowledge to others“ being tutors in masterclasses, cosmic-experimentsgiving talks about particle physics in their schoolguiding in exhibitions; help with outreach-activities… even holding a masterclass themselves

Teachers: „organizing particle physics projects“organizing masterclasses, cosmic-projectspreparation of masterclasses

Activities: CERN Workshops and Project Weeks(CERN, partially with German Teachers Program)

• Students: 60 participants in two annual workshops (3 days) 10 participants in project weeks

(own research projects)

• Teachers: 60 participants in two annual workshops (5 days) CERN-Workshops are a big motivation

for activities in the qualification stageand very effective training for teachers in modern physics

Activities: Research Projects

Students: research projects for 3-10 months (particle and astroparticle physics) often part of final school examinations work on own measurements tutors: PhD students and physicists at universities and teachers

Teachers: planning: research projects in particle physics and physics teaching current problem: lack of physics teachers in German schools

(no chance to take sabbaticals)

ImpressionsExcited participants at the 1st students‘ CERN-Workshop in November 2010Testing the new LHC-ATLAS-W-Data at the same workshopTeachers with cosmic experiments at the 1st CERN-Workshop für teachers (with German Teachers Programme)Participants at the finals of the German Competition „Jugend Forscht“ (astroparticle physics project)

Organization & Structure

• Coordination: Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics, TU Dresden

• Workshops: CERN, German Teachers‘ Programme

• Context material: Didactics of Physics, U Würzburg

• Scientific Evaluation: Didactics of Physics, TU Dresden

• since 2011: Astroparticle Project: DESY Zeuthen

• Funding: BMBF (1/2010-1/2013)

• Patronage: German Physical Society

• Partner: www.weltderphysik.de

Local Organisation

• 24 Institutes in total• 19 International Masterclasses• 8 Teachers Day• 15 Astroparticle Physics

Almost all Particle Physics Institutes in Germany

around 140 scientists involved !

Lots of people behind the scenes in the organization team…… e.g. at a workshop to dicuss the context materials at DESY in Zeuthen

2011- Cosmic-ProjectUlrike Behrens / Michael Walter

Carolin Schwerdt 75%

Manpower Netzwerk Teilchenwelt*

Internet/Multimedia/PRJens Kube

Lisa Leander 40%

*funded by Netzwerk Teilchenwelt

Context MaterialsThomas Trefzger

Manuela Kuhar 50%

Synergies:International Masterclasses / IPPOG

W.-Gentner Stipend / CERN Discover the Cosmos / EU

CERN-WorkshopsSascha Schmeling

Gerfried Wiener 70% / 9 months

Lokal Institutes40 Contact Persons+

~100 students (honorary)

Coordination and Communication

Anne Glück 100%

Project ManagementMichael Kobel

KamiokannenArnulf Quadt

N.N. WHK

context materialsW.-Gentner Stipend

Project Coordination Assistance

Carmen Leuschel 50%

EvaluationGesche Pospiech

Kerstin Gedigk 50% (PhD)

No network without Communication

Newsletter (800)

Facebook/Twitter

Publicatio

ns/Didact

ics

Science Events

www.teilchenwelt.de

Network and Users‘ Community

Community Status Netzwerk Teilchenwelt

…rather top - down organization

Scientists and Staff Netzwerk

Teilchenwelt:~ 100 scientists, 6 staff (+10)• activities• experiments• experimentators• communication• ideas/leading• scientists‘ perspectives

Teachers:~ 120-280 involved in activities

?? teaching locally with input from CERN workshops

Students: mostly recipients

~100 Activities local levelshort-time involvement

Network and Users‘ Community

Utopia: For a lasting competence

in modern science teaching

• benefiting from each others‘ perspectives• sharing knowledge and needs

• more interaction between different groups• developing experiments together

• developing teaching material together• moderation by the staff

Scientists

Teachers

Students

Scientists

Students

Teachers

Staff &Activities

For long term effects you need the teachers …

Network and Users‘ CommunityStatus: Teachers

• Network: teacher training in (astro)particle physics:• Teachers‘ Days• CERN Workshops

• Local teachers‘ involvement in the network • Organization of events at their own schools• Training of students for events

• National teachers‘ involvement• Social media interaction: Forum, Facebook• But: mostly recipients of communication activities

Network and Users‘ CommunityIdeas and Visions for Teachers

Sharing the Knowledge• using the teachers‘ ideas and potential to

improve context materials and events• longterm involvement of teachers in

science (sabbaticals?) „refreshing“ the scientific experience

• using teachers as influencers for the development of curriculae, etc.

Network and users‘ communityIdeas and Visions for Teachers

Challenges:• currently lots of changes going on

in the German school system• workload of interested teachers• sabbaticals: general lack of physics teachers in

Germany + admin problems • universities: lack of capacities and interest for

local organisation of participation• lack of staff to coordinate activities across Germany

Ideas for the future

New Idea: Create a Teachers‘ Network

- improving particle physics activities for schools: longterm involvement of teachers at the top stage of the network

(workshops, conferences, communication platform, shared knowledge) -science projects for interested teachers

-nation wide workshops with teachers at the top stage of the network- to acknowledge:

„modern science“ certificate for schools with active teachers

Aim: create a „win-win“ situation for students, teachers, schools, and universities

EPPCN • Sascha Schmeling

More information:www.teilchenwelt.de

30.11.2012