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Exploring Cosmic Ray Detection: A Seminar Experience at SCIPP

In August 2010, Alisa Bredensteiner attended a QuarkNet seminar at the Santa Cruz Institute of Particle Physics. This engaging experience introduced her to cosmic rays, particle decay, and the concept of Supersymmetry and the Multiverse. Alisa gained valuable insights and tools to bridge cutting-edge physics with her classroom, creating opportunities for 2nd and 3rd-year Endeavour students. Activities included hands-on experiments and analysis, culminating in student-developed projects. Alisa aims to collaborate on future studies and create introductory units for first-year students.

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Exploring Cosmic Ray Detection: A Seminar Experience at SCIPP

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  1. Quarknet Seminar Alisa Bredensteiner Endeavour Institute Santa Cruz Institute of Particle Physics Quarknet August 2010

  2. What happens when you mix one exuberant teacher…

  3. … a group of excited educators…

  4. … some really expensive equipment…

  5. … and lots of tape?

  6. Cosmic Ray Detection

  7. What I have gained from my week at SCIPP • A better understanding of Cosmic Rays, particle decay, Supersymmetry and the Multiverse! • A great reminder of how incredibly huge I am compared to say a muon. • A great reminder of how incredibly tiny I am compared to say a universe. • A CRMD • The tools to bring ‘real physics’ and cutting edge scientific discovery to my classroom

  8. Classroom Application 2nd and 3rd year Endeavour students • One week introduction and research on Cosmic Rays and muon detection • 3 weeks for student developed experiments, analysis, and poster presentation. Future aspirations • Collaborative projects (comparison studies, shower studies, etc…) with other schools • Introductory Unit with 1st year students

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