S’Cool LAB INFO session for future tutors
19/02/2015
Julia.Woithe@cern.ch

Outline CERN S’Cool LAB tutors
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What is S’Cool LAB?
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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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What is S’Cool LAB?
 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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Equipment
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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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Equipment
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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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How will it be used?
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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How will it be used?
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Visiting School Groups (max. 36 participants)
Application form on our website http://cern.ch/s-cool-lab (OPEN)
Phase 1: Wednesdays from May to July + September
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,
1 tutor
Workshop schedule
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A introduction
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C
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C discussion
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A max. 36 students, 3 tutors
3 hours
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C max. 4 students
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How will it be used?
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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)
If national organisers are interested in this offer, they have to inform the
Teacher Programmes coordinator and nominate tutors 3 month in advance at the latest.
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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How will it be used?
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Alumni of official CERN Teacher Programmes
Cloud Chamber Workshops (75 min, max. 36 participants, 1 tutor)
Only, if the school group has been accepted already by the Visit Service for a group visit
S’Cool LAB needs to be contacted at the latest
2 month in advance
Material (dry ice and Isopropanol) will be provided by S’Cool LAB
All workshops pending availability!
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How will it be used?
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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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How will it be used?
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Masterclasses
Bookings of S’Cool LAB for Masterclasses shall only be accepted in the framework of Official CERN Teacher Programmes and the International
Masterclasses.
S’Cool LAB needs to be contacted at the latest 2 month in advance
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How to become a tutor?
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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 at least once every 2-3 months you are willing to participate in several training sessions (normally on Thursdays
16:30-18:30)
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How to become a tutor?
Workshops can only be led by official S'Cool LAB tutors. To become an official S'Cool LAB tutors the following steps are mandatory: a)
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To have taken the following CERN safety courses:
Electrical Hazards COURELE
RP supervised area COURRP
Sensibilisation Risque Chimique COURSRCHIM
Highly recommended: fire extinguisher course
Highly recommended: first aid course
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See Safety Information Registration on http://sir.cern.ch
See CERN training catalogue on https://cta.cern.ch
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How to become a tutor?
b) c) d) e) f) g)
To have a personal dosimeter and to wear it during the workshops if ionizing radiation is present.
To have followed the onsite training for general safety in S’Cool LAB.
To have followed the on-site training for the specific experimental setting including specific hazards e.g. Cloud Chamber.
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To have been granted access to S'Cool LAB equipment in EDH
Request access to 0143K1-001 (S'Cool LAB experiments)
To have observed ("shadowed") one workshop led by an experienced
S'Cool LAB tutor.
Coming soon: special safety course (1/2 day) for Lasers, Radioactive
Sources, Cryo, High Voltages, Chemicals
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How to become a tutor?
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Training sessions: S'Cool LAB category on INDICO
(registration needed)
Material (safety forms, worksheets, …): cern.ch/scoollab-inside
Registration as tutor for a workshop: Visits Agenda
Payment conditions: same as for guides
Shadowing: send an e-mail to scoollab-admin@cern.ch
“Newsletter”: subscribe to e-group scoollab-info@cern.ch
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Questions

Experiments – Have a look!
Particle Physics 1
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