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Christian ReimersUniversity Vienna, Department of Astronomy

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• ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS): Detector for particle collision events at the LHC

• LHC (Large Hadron Collider): Particle Accelerator 27 km ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way; Experiments: - ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) - ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) - CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) - LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) - TOTEM (TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement) - LHCf (Large Hadron Collider forward)

• CERN: Organization http://public.web.cern.ch/public/

What is ATLAS:

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• Total Weight: 7000 tonnes (weight of metallic structure of Eiffel Tower is 7300 tonnes)• Diameter: 22 m• Length: 43 mSize is compareable to half the size of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

ATLAS Detector:

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• ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS): Detector for particle collision events at the LHC

• LHC (Large Hadron Collider): Particle Accelerator 27 km ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way; Experiments: - ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) - ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) - CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) - LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) - TOTEM (TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement) - LHCf (Large Hadron Collider forward)

• CERN: Organization http://public.web.cern.ch/public/

What is ATLAS:

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… will design, develop, test, implement and disseminate an innovative pedagogical framework that will support the creation of effective “dialogue” between scientific research and communities

… should be realised at the moment that the new gigantic detector ATLAS is starting operation at CERN (August 2008; now: October 2009), to explore the fundamental building blocks and forces of nature, and to probe deeper into matter than ever before.

The project proposes a reversal of science teaching pedagogy from mainly deductive to inquiry-based approach that provides the means to increase interest in science.

Aim of the Project:

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The LA@CERN educational environment will provide • access to near real-time data and interactive analysis tools, • 3D and 2D animations of physical processes in a game-like approach, • teacher-resources, • student-centred materials, • applications for educational projects and collaborative activities.

A web based educational environment will be developed to facilitate the proposed process.

Aim of the Project:

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• Timeline: 01.12.2008 – 30.11.2010

• Target Groups are the following: • students and science teachers at schools • students and teachers at science and technology departments of universities • visitors and staff of science centres

•The project will pilot and demonstrate the LA@CERN approach in schools, universities and science centers in Greece, Finland, Sweden, Austria, UK and at CERN and through a systematic validation process it will try to develop a structured set of guidelines and recommendations on how effective collaboration between researchers and the Educational sector (formal and informal) could create valuable and meaningful learning experiences for all, fostering exploration, discovery, curiosity and collaboration.

Timeline and Target Groups:

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• ATLAS for Students: http://atlas.ch/students.html

• CERN/ATLAS Materials: e.g. „Hunt for the Higgs!“http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/05/30/hunt-for-the-higgs/

• CERN/ATLAS for Teachers: http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/

Existing Educational Resources:

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• AMELIA (ATLAS Multimedia Educational Lab for Interactive Analysis) http://amelia.sourceforge.net/media.html

• HYPATIA (HYbrid Pupil‘s Analysis Tool for Interactions in ATLAS)

http://hypatia.phy.bg.ac.yu/

• MINERVA (Masterclass INvolving Event Recognition Visualised with Atlantis)

http://atlas-minerva.web.cern.ch/atlas-minerva/

Atlantis: Event display for ATLAS http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/atlas/atlantis/

ANALYSIS TOOLS:

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• Project Homepage: http://www.ea.gr/ep/lacern/

• National Homepage: http://virtuelleschule.bmukk.gv.at/atlas/

• Examples of Educational Resources:

• mobile phone applications, e.g. moCo (FH Joanneum, Graz)

• eTour at ATLAS for Students: http://atlas.ch/students.html

Further Informations and Examples:

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