S’Cool LAB INFO session for future tutors
12/05/2015
Julia.Woithe@cern.ch

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What is S’Cool LAB?
Equipment
How will it be used?
How to become a tutor?
Questions
Experiments – Have a look!
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Phase 0 | > 10 years
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Phase 1 | 0 3-08 2013
Cleaning up
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Phase 2 | 09-12 2013
Construction works
 Phase 3 | 01-06 2014
Finishing construction
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Phase 4 | since 07 2014
Development
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Phase 5 | 05 2015
Official Start
200 m 2 laboratory space watch the complete story! http://cds.cern.ch/record/1749319
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 S’Cool LAB is a new hands-on teaching facility for modern physics at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. http://cern.ch/s-cool-lab
 Main target group: High School Students (age group 16-19)
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School experiments in relation to CERN and its experiments
 3 identical setups for all different experiments
 Supplier: PHYWE , LD Didactic , 3B Scientific , Jablotron , Netzwerk Teilchenwelt , CERN
Particle Acceleration
Electron tube
Specific charge e/m
Superconductivity
Paul trap model
Basic Principles
Hall-Effect
Rutherford experiment
Spinthariscope
Franck-Hertz
Planck's constant
Radioactivity
Particle Detection
Cloud Chamber
Medipix MX-10
CosMO
KamioKannen
X-ray unit
Gamma-Gamma-Coincidence http://cern.ch/s-cool-lab/experiments
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3 different experiments will be grouped to one workshop
 First workshop: “Particle Physics 1”
Cloud chamber X-Ray unit Electron tube
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Distribution of visiting school groups by country
(data from 01/09/13 – 01/03/14)
 CERN visitors - in total: approx. 80 000 p. a.
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CERN visitors - school students: approx. 30 000 p. a.
 Participants of CERN teacher programmes: approx. 1 000 p. a.
 Capacity of S’Cool LAB: approx. 3 600 p. a.
(data from 01/09/13
– 01/09/14)
How will it be used?
► NOT AS VISIT POINT!
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Visiting School Groups (max. 36 participants)
Application form on our website http://cern.ch/s-cool-lab (new slots in June)
Phase 1: 6 Wednesdays from May to July
Full-day programme: visits (3h) in the morning / workshop (3h) in the afternoon
Organised by S’Cool LAB team and Visit Service
Condition of participation: preparation material and questionnaires
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… Experiment C max.12 students,
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Workshop schedule
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A introduction
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C discussion
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A max. 36 students, 3 tutors
3 hours
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Official CERN Teacher Programmes
Cloud Chamber Workshops (75 min, max. 36 participants, 1 tutor)
Experiments session (90 min, max. 36 participants, 3 tutors)
Workshop schedule for experiments session
Introduction
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Feedback Circus
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Discussion max. 36 teachers, 3 tutors
1.5 hours
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… Experiment C max.12 teachers,
1 tutor
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C max. 4 teachers
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Special Visits for school groups organized by CERN members of the personnel
Cloud Chamber Workshops (75 min, max. 36 participants, 1 tutor)
S’Cool LAB needs to be contacted at the latest 2 month in advance.
Tutors have to be nominated by the visit responsible at CERN.
Material (dry ice and Isopropanol) will be provided by
S’Cool LAB
All workshops pending availability!
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Your profile: you like to discuss physics with pupils and teachers you like to perform experiments you have a physics background or you are interested in physics and willing to learn more you are able to help with S'Cool LAB workshops on Wednesdays 14-17:30 on a regular basis (min. 1-2 times per month) you are willing to participate in special training sessions (normally on Thursdays
16:30-18:30)
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Workshops can only be led by official S'Cool LAB tutors.
• All information for tutors: Tutor Sharepoint cern.ch/scoollab-inside
• To become an official S'Cool LAB tutors the following steps are mandatory:
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Newsletter and access rights: subscribe to e-group scoollabinfo@cern.ch​​
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Training sessions: S'Cool LAB category on INDICO
​the number of participants is limited, please register for the trainings via INDICO:
​​​"Beginner" training: Room Safety & Cloud Chambers (2.5 h)
"Advanced" training: Electron tubes, X-Rays (1.5 h)
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Access to S'Cool LAB keys:
EDH request for 0143K1-001 :: S'Cool LAB experiments
​​Attention: Make sure, that you have followed the required online safety courses for this zone .
The room key can be obtained in the visit service office 33/R-
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Preparation material
Safety forms
Worksheets
Manuals
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Forum
Presentations, … tutor sharepoint, go to documents
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Shadowing:
​​Before you lead an activity in S'Cool LAB on your own, you should observe a workshop led by an experienced tutor.
You can find upcoming workshops in S'Cool LAB in the visits agenda (use filter)
If you are interested, send an e-mail to scoollabadmin@cern.ch
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Registration as tutor for a workshop: visits agenda
(Payment conditions: same as for guides)​​
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For X-Ray experiments and experiments including radioactive sources , you have to have a personal dosimeter and wear it during the workshops.
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Particle Physics 1
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