Christine Kourkoumelis University of Athens Recent ATLAS outreach activities involving the EU programs etc 111/16/2015C.Kourkoumelis,UoA

Outline  EU projects  International Masterclases (details Uta’s talk)  schools  Exhibits  EU projects  Future activities

1)The Learning with ( ) 2)The PATHWAY IBSE Project( ) Focuses on teachers FP7-Science-in-Society ) Discover the_COSMOS (Sept 2011-Sept13) Focuses on teachers +Students (HEP+Astronomy) FP7 Coordination action (UoA+CERN+TUDresden+UBirmigham) 4) Go-Lab (Nov.2012-Nov.2016, 20 partners) To build science laboratory IBSE infrastructure for schools “on line” labs 5) Inspiring Science Education (April mo,31 partners) 3C.Kourkoumelis UoA/IASA The EU projects: FINISHED

4 Focuses on teachers +Students Combines educational e-resources from Astronomy and HEP (TUD,LBL,CERN,UoB, UoA/IASA) Combines educational e-resources from Astronomy and HEP (TUD,LBL,CERN,UoB, UoA/IASA) * 2 nd Summer school +closing conference in Volos, Greece in the beginning August * 2 nd Summer school +closing conference in Volos, Greece in the beginning August *Two dedicated days of HST for building educational scenaria *Two dedicated days of HST for building educational scenaria A portal where we have combined all the resources from former portals {COSMOS(Astronomy) and Learning with (HEP)} has been created DISCOVER_the_COSCMOS (DtC) 15 Partners across Europe+LBL (CERN is a partner) UoA/IASA is the coordinator

11/16/20155C.Kourkoumelis UoA/IASA Z +

From U.Bilow/IPPOG Masterclasses in 22 days ( ) 37 countries

Masterclasses “philosophy” Guide students to be “researchers for a day  Students (selected) visit a neighbouring university/research center (ONLY schools close-by can profit)  Students follow lectures in the morning to learn how actually science goes (with Q&A session)  Use one of standard analysis tools to analyse events (ATLAS W-MINEVRA and Z-HYPATIA path)  Get in a video conference with 4-5 other schools/countries,  Discuss their results, ask the questions and participate in a quiz  …

161 Masterclasses in 2013 (including CMS+ALICE+LHCb) Two “analysis paths” each about 1700 participants 161 Masterclasses in 2013 (including CMS+ALICE+LHCb) Two “analysis paths” each about 1700 participants ATLAS W: 55 (32 ATLAS institutions) 1) Investigate the structure of proton by measuring W+/W- ratio 2) look for Higgs by measuring the WW-> two decay lepton angular distribution (in transverse plane) Data ~6,000 (W+bkg) + ~900 WW events (0+1 jet) ATLAS Z: 58 (39 ATLAS institutions) 1) J/ψ + Υ+ Z + Z’ invariant mass measurement: di-leptons 2) look for Higgs with ZZ (4 lepton) and γγ invariant mass Data were ~11,000 di-lepton events + ~40 four lepton events + 6,200 γγ events All 2011 data corresponding to 1fb -1 NEW

Z + Blue= all Orange=MC’s Main remarks: BUT 13/15  UK :very few institutes participate in international event BUT 13/15 held National Masterclasses, OK  Russia and Japan : no institutes participate  Italy and US: increase participation Z +

Local Masterclasses, e-Masterclasses & Virtual Visits  20 schools all over Greece (Komotini to Crete)  Students learn how actually science goes”  Listen to lectures Follow a virtual visit to ATLAS control room  Follow a virtual visit to ATLAS control room  Analyse events with the HYPATIA applet tool  e-Masterclasses  Dutch (9) & Polish (43) students (Nov12)  “Learn how actually science goes”  Teachers’ role (e.g. HST12 participants)  Targeting extended group visits  Synergies with local-level MCs  + CERN Hangouts (Polish students)  + CERN Mini Expo (Santiago de Compostela)  …

May more than 15 cities visited

The CERN Mini-Expo Adventure [Greece] 2012  Outcomes  ~18k students, ~900 teachers, ~7k general public, 7 cities in 7 months  CERN Greek school visits (Sep11-Aug12 vs. Sep12-Aug13) increased by 34%  Follow-up  Cyprus (NTPs)  Serbia (HST) (120k visitors in 20 days!!)  Spain (NTPs & HST)  Next Norway (Trondheim) together with the CERN Accelerator school (August)

Mini EXPO Spanish tour 9 months, 9 cities All visits accompanied by  public lectures (Higgs)  guided tours  training of teachers (mostly in the framework of PATHWAY

Exhibition in Northern Italy

Built by UoA,available to be borrowed

Sofia Science Festival 10 th May 2013 Stand with posters, leaflets + Virtual Visit to ATLAS + “hands-on” in the PC’s with HYPATIA applet

European Strategy meeting in Brussels 30 th May 2013 European Strategy meeting in Brussels 30 th May 2013 CERN Council updated the European strategy for particle physics at the European Commission meeting “ Discover the COSMOS” and “Go-lab” were one of the ten “talking” points presented as “on-line labs” to CERN council, ministers and EU officials The Strategy report brochure distributed under chapter “society and skills” stated:

Near future activities HST school: get teachers to write scenaria about ATLAS Discover the COSMOS and Go-Lab summer schools in Volos, Greece Discover the COSMOS concluding conference Continuous National Media visits “ Understanding the Higgs” Summer Science Exhibition At the Royal Society, London 2 nd -7 th July 2013

CERN Visits by GR High Schools  23%  34%

20 HYPATIA applet Runs inside the browser Currently 4 versions according to level of students+ exercises+ solutions (hidden) Needs java + browser java plug-in No need to download anything No external event files All basic functions (used in masterclasses) are included No Atlantis code NEWNEW NEW

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