AAPT CO/WY Section Meeting - November 4, 2023

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AAPT CO/WY Section Meeting - Page for QuarkNet Presentation

QuarkNet: Brining 21st Century Physics in the Classroom, 1:45 PM MT - 2:30 PM MT

Saturday, November 4, 2023 - Link to full agenda

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Agenda for QuarkNet Presentation

Time (MT)	Activity
1:45 PM	Introductions and Setting the Stage What is QuarkNet? Setting the stage: How big is big? How small is small? DAP Activity: Shuffling the Particle Deck What are the elementary particles that make up the Standard Model? Virtual Particle Cards (full set in one group) Virtual Particle Cards (grouped) Standard model, and standard model
~2:00 PM	Activity: Rolling with Rutherford Using indirect evidence to "see" the invisible. Tracks Cloud chamber Video clip, example data (histogram: # hits per 10 rolls) Slides - for reference Activity: Calculate the Z Mass Using conservation laws (energy/momentum) to calculate the mass of a particle. Slides Data/events Spreadsheet (for quick total momentum calculations) Plots: CMS, ATLAS, Higgs (4l, animated)
~2:25 PM	Interested in becoming involved? Please contact us! Shane Wood, QuarkNet National Staff, swood5@nd.edu Prof. Bob Wilson, CSU QuarkNet Mentor, bob.wilson@colostate.edu Cherie Bornhorst, CSU Lead Teacher, cherie.bornhorst@colostate.edu Adam Perlstein, CSU Lead Teacher, adam.pearlstein@colostate.edu Zach Armstrong, CSU Lead Teacher, zarmstrong@greeleyschools.org
2:30 PM	End of presentation

Contacts

Shane Wood, QuarkNet National Staff

Meeting Schedule

8:30-9:00, Registration and Coffee
9:00-9:45, What is Mass – Really? From Democritus to Higgs (Bob Wilson, Colorado State University)
9:45-10:15, Cosmology and High Energy Physics (Joshua Berger, Colorado State University)
10:15-10:30, break
10:30-11:00, Neutrinos (Julia Gehrlein, Colorado State University)
11:00-11:30, Iron Chef Physics (Cecilia Dauer, Little Shop of Physics)
11:30-12:00, Business meeting and drawing for NSTA prize
12:00-1:00, Lunch, explore Little Shop of Physics Engagement Spaces (and poster session if we get any submissions)
1:00-1:45, DAPT Circular Motion Workshop (Cherie Bornhorst and Matt Leach)
1:45-2:30, QuarkNet: Bringing 21st Century Physics Into the Classroom (Shane Wood, QuarkNet)
2:30-2:45, break
2:45-3:15, Harry Potter Physics (Carolyn Crapo, Grandview High School)
3:15-3:30, break
3:30-4:15, Building Bridges to Interdisciplinary Collaboration (Nadene Klein and Joe Schneiderwind, DC Oakes Hight School)
4:15, adjourn (social gathering at Black Bottle Brewery)

Presentation Abstract:

Students who complete an introductory physics course may be under the impression that physics somehow “stopped” in the late 19th or early 20th century. Of course this idea could not be further from the truth, as physicists today continue to work on addressing an ever-growing list of unsolved questions: Where has all the antimatter gone? What is dark matter? What is dark energy? (What questions have we not thought of yet?) This session will focus on how teachers can tap into the excitement of particle physics research to both motivate students and provide a contemporary context for them to engage with topics and practices covered in introductory physics courses, including (but not limited to) conservation laws, data collection, organization, and analysis, and making claims based on evidence. Participants in this session will get a chance to work through some NGSS-aligned activities from QuarkNet’s Data Activities Portfolio, hear from some experienced QuarkNet teachers, and learn how you and your students can become involved in QuarkNet.