2020 - Outreach QuarkNet
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2020
EVENTS
Train like and Astronaut
Saturday March 7th, 2020 / 8.30am - 3.00pm
University of Hawaii, Campus Center - 3rd Floor.
Workshop for Middle School Students and Teachers
How healthy and fit are you for life on Earth and in Space?
The science of fitness and nutrition for aspiring astronauts.
8.00am - 8.30am
Arrival, Registration & Pre Test
Students arrival to the workshop.
8.30am
Welcome (Veronica Bindi)
Welcome and introdution to the workshop, by Professor Veronica Bindi.
8.45am
Train like an Astronaut - Part 1 (Matteo Palermo)
Talk from Dr. Matteo Palermo about the astronauts and the space enviroment.
9.00am
Why and How to Measure Pulse (Clyde Kobashigawa)
What does changes in the body when you do activities? Let's find out how your heart rate changes and why.
9.45am
Crew Strenght Training Activity, Spacewalk and Speed of Light Activities.
Activities lead by Massimo Galluzzo, on upper and lower body strenght.
11.00am
Train like and Astronaut - Part 2 (Matteo Palermo)
Overview on Astronaut activities on the International Space Station.
11.30am
Nutrition - Part 1 (Massimo Galluzzo)
Food Basket Activity
12.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm
Nutrition - Part 2 (Massimo Galluzzo)
2.00pm
Life of Astronauts on board of the International Space Station (Matteo Palermo)
2.30pm
Post Test and Evaluation
2.45pm
Conclusion
Quarknet Masterclass
Saturday March 14th, 2020 / 10.30 am - 5.30 pm
Punahou School, Cornuelle Room.
10.30am
Arrival, Registration & Pre Test
Welcome students to the QuarkNet MasterClass, sign in sheet and nametags in room M103
10.50am
Hands-On Activities (C. Corti, A. Kuhlman, T. Coke.)
Students will Investigate with the Rutherford Activity how nucleos behave, will play with the Quark Puzzle pieces and learn how quarks can combine, and will use images from ATLAS to find different particles.
Room M102/103/104
12.00am
Introduction of Speakers (T. Coke)
Introduction on physicists and the talks.
12.05pm
Lunch with physicists (C. Corti, X.Tata, V. Bindi)
Students will spread out to the different classrooms, each with a different physicist. Questions from students are encouraged.
Room M102/M103/M104
12.20pm
Tour of Punahou Cosmic Ray Detector
Tour of the Cosmic Ray Detector, with J. Adams.
Room M103
1.00pm
Talk from Dr. Xerxes Tata
The Very Large and the Very Small, 5-10 minutes for questions.
Cornuelle
1.30pm
Talk from Dr. veronica Bindi
The AMS experiment and indirect detection of dark matter, 5-10 minutes for questions.
Cornuelle Room
2.00pm
Panel Discussion with X.Tata, V. Bindi, C. Corti
Cornuelle Room
2.30pm
Analysis preparation with Guided Practice (T. Coke)
Review of the presentation describing the data the students will see.
Cornuelle Room
2.45pm
Data Analysis
Review of the presentation describing the data the students will see.
Room M102/103/104
4.30pm
Videoconference with Fermilab
Students will discuss their results with students around the world with guidance from scientists at Fermilab.
Cornuelle Room
5.00pm Conclusion and Evaluation
Laptops are needed for this workshop. So please bring them for pairs of students.
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