FROM NEWTON TO CERN
Project Overview
Learning Areas
Levels
Objectives
Description
Mechanics, Particle Physics, Electromagnetism, Astronomy, Computer Science
Students 15-17 years old
•Learn the conditions that makes an object to travel on a circular orbit.
•Learn how this theoretical model can be applied on Astronomy. How do
planets move? Why their orbits are circular?
•Learn how the same model is applied on Particle Physics. Why accelerators
are circular? What is happening in CERN NOW?
•Learn how to develop and apply a model with the use of computers.
Students
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Studied the theoretical background of normal circular motion (constant
angular speed),
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Observed both Lorenz Force on a charged particle and the
Gravitational Force on Moon
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Encouraged to apply the same model on both cases, although the
nature of each Force is different.
Software
MS office suite, MS OneNote2007, MS WorldWide Telescope, MS
SharePoint Server 2007, MS LCDS, Modellus 4.01, Interactive Physics 2005,
Microsoft World Wide Telescope, Articulate Presenter, Articulate QuizMaker.
Videoconference software.
Keywords
Circular orbit, Lorenz force, gravitational force, particle physics, CERN, Earth,
Moon, Sun, proton, magnetic field, electromagnetism, computer model.
Authors
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George Diplaris & Dr. Kostas Dimitriou, Psychiko College (HAEF), Greece
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Teacher Planning and Management
During lectures (phase 1, two school hours), students
•learned about circular motion and the Newton’s 2nd Law,
•understood Lorenz force and how particles could be accelerated in a
circular orbit,
•were taught about gravity and how the planets are moving the way the
move.
During the second phase (computer lab, 1 school hour) students developed
two computer models using Modellus and Interactive Physics:
•The Moon, as it moves around Earth and
All data were provided
by teachers
The third phase (one school hour) focused on the use of the World Wide
Telescope from Microsoft Research. Students saw the Moon circling around
Earth. They had to accelerate time about 1000000 times. A demonstration
tour was prepared by teachers.
•The LHC in CERN, where proton packets collide.
Finally, (phase 4, one school hour) students had a teleconference with two
Greek scientists from CERN (Dr Koratzinos and Dr Papaphilippou). Students
had a lot to ask so as to understand what is happening in CERN.
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All described activities were supported by questionnaires and worksheets
created by teachers. Various material was developed to augment and support
the learning process.
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Teaching Resources
Click the documents below to view the teaching resources used in the teaching
of this learning project:
Accelerators:http://www.physics.ntua.gr/eesfye/POP/software/hands_on_cern/h
oc_v21en/index.html
LHC: http://www.physics4u.gr/articles/2008/LHC-1.html
Circular Motion: http://users.sch.gr/kassetas/educ0circular.htm
Astronomy in Ancient Greece:
http://www.physics4u.gr/articles/2009/astronomia2.html
My solar system: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solar-system/my-solarsystem_en.html
Simulations: http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/
CERN: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/ , http://education.web.cern.ch/education
A Lyceum Physics, B Lyceum Physics, B Lyceum Astronomy and A, B, C
Lyceum Computer Science, (OEDB 2004).
Student Project Overview: Access all WWW links and gather required
information. Create the model in Modellus and try to change some of the values
included. Work in pairs and use Excel to create graphs and preferably OneNote
to store your work and findings. Explore planets usind World Wide Telescope.
All teamworks shoul be stored in the CMS.
Class Server Resources: The documents below are stored in MS Office
formats. During the project Articulate and MS LCDS software was also used to
store material in CMS.
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Assessment and Standards
This project focuses on enhancing students creativity, innovation, critical thinking,
problem solving, communication and collaboration while achieving curriculum
objectives. These are innovation skills that students who are prepared for
increasingly complex life and work environments should master. People in our
century live and work in a technology and media-driven environment,
characterized by quick search and access to information, fast changes in tools and
methods and the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an
phenomenal scale. To be effective in our century individuals must be able to
exhibit Information and Communications Technology (ICT) literacy.
Interdisciplinary work can help students see the crucial connections between
bodies of knowledge, and more fluently synthesize different and distinct domains.
Click the documents below to see the assessment rubrics and standards
cover in this learning project:
Assessment Rubrics: Examples of assessment rubrics provided to students
showing how the project was assessed.
Mapping the Standards: Mapping this project’s learning objectives against
curriculum standards.
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National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS):
Performance indicators for technology-literate students.
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Teacher and School Information
HAEF-PSYCHICO COLLEGE
http://www.haef.gr/
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15 Stefanou Delta – 154 52 P. Psychico
TEL: +30 210 67.98.207-FAX: +30 210 67.56.762
George Diplaris, g_diplar@haef.gr & Dr. Kostas Dimitriou, kdim@haef.gr
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