# Presentation: 777134

## QuarkNet: 

**Particle Physics And Outreach**
**Thomas Jordan**
**Project Coordinator**
**Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory**

**Topics in Astroparticle ****&**** Underground Physics**
**Seattle, Washington**
**8 September 2003**

## Sponsor collaboration between physics teachers and physicists in order to improve understanding for teachers and students.

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

## Collaboration means:

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## Collaboration means:

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## Collaboration means:

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## Collaboration means:

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## Collaboration means:

**Collaboration means:**
** ****Original Research****	**
** ****Hardware Construction**
** ****Classroom Visits**
** ****Classroom Activities**
** ****Professional Development**

- T. Jordan,TAUP, September 2003

**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## The details:

**Staff teachers care for groups:**
** ****observe classes**
** ****provide feedback**
** ****share ideas**
** ****create activities**

**1999**** 12 research groups**
**2003**** 50 research groups **
**2004**** 60 research groups!**

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**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## The details:

**Year Zero****   Choose 12 universities active in high energy experiments.**
**Year One****   Two teachers receive research appointments there.**
**Year Two****   10 more teachers join for a 3-week research-based workshop.**
**Years Two+   ****The group continues to work on projects and activities.**

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**Particle Physics And Outreach**

## The locations:

**50 Universities and Research Institutions (June 2003)**
**25 States, 438 Teachers**

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**Particle Physics And Outreach**

##  The Whole >  (Parts)

**We are modeled after particle physics experiments:**
** ****Distributed effort, with central management**
** **
** ****Each location chooses strategy**
** ****The Whole**** ****>**** ******** ****(****Parts)**
**  ****Communicate findings**
**	**** **

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## Professional program evaluation provides observation of:

**Professional program evaluation provides observation of:**
** **
** ****Teaching style evolution**
** ****Workshop effectiveness**
** ****Participant satisfaction**
** ****Classroom transfer **
**	**** **

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## Anecdotes:

**Anecdotes:**
**  **
** ****Cosmic Rays in Seattle**
** ****Dominoes in Iowa**
** ****Electrons in Switzerland**
** ****Muons in New York**
**	**** **

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## Staff at Four Locations

**Staff at Four Locations**
** ****Fermilab**
** ****Hampton University**
** ****Lawrence Berkeley Lab**
** ****Notre Dame**
**	**** **

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## Research Appointments	 f

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**Additional FNAL Opportunities**
** ****Fermilab Teacher Fellowship**
** ****Teacher Research Appointments**
** **
** ****Preservice Teacher Internships**
** **
** ****High School Internships**
**	**** **

## Research Appointments	 f

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**Particle Physics And Outreach**

- •  In FY02 over 21,000 students & 5,600 teachers
-    participated in our programs. Participants teach
-    in 34 states, DC and PR.
- •  Over 50 educators taught in the programs, and
-    over 200 scientists, engineers and technicians
-    volunteered.
-   •  Education Office staff is 11 FTEs & 20 on-call
-      docents.