Hi SPARC A cooperative project between the Scientific

Hi. SPARC A cooperative project between the Scientific Community and High Schools. Jef Colle and Cor Heesbeen (Hi. SPARC, NL)

19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Summary • The origin of Hi. SPARC • Hi. SPARC project: Description • Implementation of the Active Project – Structure of Education in The Netherlands – Plans to broadly implement Hi. SPARC in Education • • Knowledge of science: Curriculum Practical Assigments Master Piece: the happy few? – The Future 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The origin of Hi. SPARC • Nijmegen NAHSA • NIKHEF 2002 • Community of learners 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Hi. SPARC description “I have really discovered how beautiful physics is and I have enjoyed every second of it” Andreas Pantelis Hi. SPARC Student 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Simulation with CORSIKA 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The 5 cluster Amsterdam Groningen Leiden Utrecht 19 july 2005 Nijmegen CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The Detector Scintillation plate Light Conductor Photomultiplier 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The Hi. SPARC Detector Taken from Utrecht “Master Piece” (Pieter de Goeje, Veerle Bodewes, Brend Wanders) 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Computercentre at school Detector on the roof Electronics GPS 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Summary 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

scintillator GPS lightguide Netwerk datagrid Fotomultiplier, HV GPS-kaart Trigger Amplifier, shaper 19 july 2005 Discr. Oscilloscoop kaart CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Data acquisition 1 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Data acquisition 2 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Cluster Data Netwerk Server (NIKHEF): 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Electronics • Not suited for massproduction • Improved design from Altran – Rob Derlage (Altran) – analog part: NIKHEF • Much effort NIKHEF 35 produced 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Altran design • usb interface • integrated ADC’s – 440 MHz sampling • integrated GPS timing • fully programmable logic and settings • up to 4 channels • scaler readout, etc. cost reduction, factor 3 ! 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

What do we want to know? • Direction of the primary particle • Energy of the primary particle A lot of DATA 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

First results! in Nijmegen Publication in “Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde ” december 2004 by Charles Timmermans et al. Highest energy particle ever observed in the Netherlands! 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Construction Let’s watch the movie Calibration and Maintenance 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Implementation of The Project – Structure of Education in The Netherlands – Plans to implement Hi. SPARC in Education • • Knowledge of science: Curriculum Practical Assigments Master Piece: the happy few? – The Future ? 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Education in The Netherlands Some general remarks • The governement is responsible • Compulsory school attendance • Public-authority and Private Schools 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Hi. SPARC 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The First Phase = Lower Secondary The Second Phase = Higher Secondary • • • More subjects Self-study Independence of the student The teacher as Coach Master Piece 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Profiles Program The Second Phase (age 15, 16, 17) • partly a general curriculum • partly 1 out of 4 profiles: – Society and Culture – Society and Economy – Nature and Health – Nature and Technology 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Science subjects The First Phase: Age 12, 13, 14: – Physics/Chemistry, Biology: all students The Second Phase Age 15, 16, 17 – Physics compulsory for Nature and Technology – Physics optional for Nature and Health – Knowledge of Science: all students – Master Piece In 2007: new science course? ? 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Hi. SPARC = Master Piece? • • • Construction? Maintenance an Calibration? And Then? ? ? Practical Assignments <> research ? ? ? All students ? ? ? Yes Hi. SPARC Symposia New Plan? Let`s review the possibilities 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Junior High School Project • For all student • In cooperation with Math, Biology and Geography • New didactics • And the Spark Chamber 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Position of the Spark Chamber • To trigger the interest in cosmic rays • To make the step from subatomair world to daily life 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Senior High School all students Knowledge of science – Approach…Astronomy – Approach…Radiation – Public website (Kennis. Link) 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Senior High School (suite) all students Didactics • Normal course • E-learning course 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The use of Electronic Learning Environment • Problem of the new students: The detector is a black box for them • Students in 5 clusters • Virtual teaching AND individual coaching 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Senior High School Students with a science profile Curriculum Math Physics Biology Geography Foreign languages Dutch Knowledge of Science Chemistry Astro. Physics X X X Air showers X X GPS X X extra-terestrial live X space travel X detection X X electronics X weather X X statictics X medical diagnosis X radiology X northern lights PR activitices X X History of science X Subjects 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Pratical Assignments • • To what particles is the detector sensible? The influence of shielding Atmospheric Effects The number of muons that hits the body each second • Variation with Detector Positions and Angles 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Pratical Assignments • Influence of the treshold and the voltage of the PMT • Angulair distribution of the cosmic rays 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Data Retrieval from Hisparc 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

4 July 2005 Extreme Rain 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Rate dependence of Weather 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Plotting D 1 vs D 2 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Extreme wheather peaks 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Muonrate vs Barometric pressure 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Senior High School • • Master Piece Maintenance and callibration of the detector Data Analysis Theory and History Public Relations Students will not be visitors to the scientific institutions, they will be there as collaborators 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

The Future? • • Communication environment Expanding and enhancing the network National Symposium Workshops and Lectures at schools LOFAR Hi. PARC reviews Workshop for teachers European collaboration 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska

Far Future … Cosmics … LOFAR Sound Wind … Intelligent Detector Interface Grid Middleware …High School Network… 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska GPS

Conclusions! A lot of work to do!!!!!! 19 july 2005 CROP workshop Lincoln Nebraska