1. CERN Teacher Programme CERN-Teacher Cooperation Rolf Landua CERN Research Physicist (Antimatter) Head of Education

2. CERN Teacher Programme 2 What is CERN ? CERN is the largest science laboratory in the world CERN has built the largest particle accelerator in history - the LHC The LHC will produce particles that existed only shortly after the Big Bang Geneva Airport LHC

3. CERN Teacher Programme 3 Who works at CERN ? 2600 CERN Staff + 350 fellows +associates 7150 Visiting physicists 70 % from member states 25 % from observer states 5 % from other states Scientists from 85 countries

4. CERN Teacher Programme CERN has a broad range of communication activities 400-600 media visits per year (TV, newspapers, radio) Visitor programme (60,000 visit request - 25,000 accepted - 50 % schools) Permanent and temporary exhibitions (Microcosm, soon: ‘Globe’) Open day (2004: 30,000 visitors) Public webpages Live webcasts

5. CERN Teacher Programme 5 New: The Education Group CERN teacher courses Creation and provision of teaching resources Video-”Chats” : virtual meetings betwen CERN scientists and school classes Web-Lectures (teacher courses, colloquia, seminars, etc) Science In School Journal Science On Stage Festival (next: Grenoble, April 2007)

6. CERN Teacher Programme Bring modern research closer to schools School TeacherStudentsUniversityResearch OLD NEW

7. CERN Teacher Programme What are we trying to achieve? 1: RAISE INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN MODERN SCIENCE - Motivate them to continue scientific education at school Help them to better understand the physical world (Scientific literacy) 2: INSTIL A FEELING OF MYSTERY AND DISCOVERY POTENTIAL Motivate them to take up physics at universities (Future generation of researchers) IT’S... ALIVE !

8. CERN Teacher Programme How researchers view science

9. CERN Teacher Programme How school students view science Science teaching climbing wall M g h 1/2 mv 2 What am I doing here?

10. CERN Teacher Programme Take students on a sight-seeing tour … The origin ….Universe Antimatter Dark Matter Black Holes CERN teaching materials (web-based) can be used within existing syllabus 180,000 copies per month Black holes Big Bang

11. CERN Teacher Programme Goal: Link modern physics to school curriculum Topic <12 yr13-16>16 yr University Mechanics Playful learning Electro- magnetism Optics Thermo- dynamics

12. CERN Teacher Programme 12 CERN Teacher Programmes 3 - day weekend school 1 - week teacher schools New 3 - week Summer School (“HST”)

13. CERN Teacher Programme 3 - week Summer School 30-40 participants, mainly from Europe - held in English Fully funded by CERN (travel, accommodation, food, lectures) Lectures: Particle physics, cosmology, accelerators, detectors Seminars: Antimatter, medical applications, … Working Groups: Bubble chambers, teacher lab, stories, … Guided Tours: LHC experiments, Antimatter factory Social events - networking - Alumni contacts 30-40 participants, mainly from Europe - held in English Fully funded by CERN (travel, accommodation, food, lectures) Lectures: Particle physics, cosmology, accelerators, detectors Seminars: Antimatter, medical applications, … Working Groups: Bubble chambers, teacher lab, stories, … Guided Tours: LHC experiments, Antimatter factory Social events - networking - Alumni contacts 2-20 July 2007

14. CERN Teacher Programme 14 3-day weekend programme ≤ 50 participants (mainly Europe, large number from UK) In English Partially funded by CERN (no travel) Lectures on: particle physics and cosmology accelerators and detectors antimatter, medical applications Guided tours: LHC experiments Antimatter Factory

15. CERN Teacher Programme 1-Week Programmes New 20-40 participants (from same country or language group) In the language of the participants No course fee, but external funding for travel, accommodation Goal: 10-15 programmes per year In collaboration with teachers and scientists from member states Funding: teacher education funds, ministries, foundations 2006: Pilot schools (Finland, Hungary, Sweden)

16. Rolf Landua (Education Group) CERN Teacher Programmes 2007 Particle Physics and Cosmology - Accelerators and Detectors 595 Teachers Status: 8/3/2007DSU/ED Applications in medicine and IT - Visits of LHC experiments

17. CERN Teacher Programme Educational Resources (1) Graphics, Video clips

18. CERN Teacher Programme Educational Resources (2) Video clips

19. CERN Teacher Programme Educational Resources (3) microcosm.web.cern.ch/microcosm/LHCGame/LHCGame.html Games

20. CERN Teacher Programme Educational Resources (4) livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatterweb.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter Topical websites (e.g. Antimatter)

21. CERN Teacher Programme Teachers labParticle physics experiments for school classes Web-Site Distribution of material Feedback Educational Resources Development Thank you for your attention !