The Virtual QuarkNet Center
The purpose of the Virtual QuarkNet Center is to provide an online home for QuarkNet members that do not have a local QuarkNet center. As a member of the Virtual QuarkNet Center you will have the opportunity to communicate online through video conferencing, online chats, wiki, blogs, and email. In addition to online collaboration, active virtual members will have the opportunity to travel for face to face meetings when funding is available.
A Blog of our own
Meetings
First Virtual QuarkNet Center Workshop, July 2008
Fall and Spring Online Meetings-These meetings will be recorded and placed online
- Video Conference Discussion-News from Fermilab, CERN, or other newsworthy events
- Video Conference Presentation from a Research Physicist with chat available
- Video Conference Presentation of a Particle Physics Lesson intended to be done with students with chat available
- Online discussion of others experiences with particle physics in the classroom
- Whiteboard and other online conference features available
Website Interaction
- Physics Research Blog
- Members can write and post comments/questions about physics research
- Physics Education Blog
- Members can write and post comments/questions about teaching physics (classical and modern topics)
- Listserv
- Announcements and other news may be distributed
- Email
- Members can communicate with other members, mentors, leaders, and scientists.
Information from May 31, 2008 Teacher Conference: “Particle Physics in the Age of the Large Hadron Collider”
- held at Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, U of CA, Santa Barbara
- Those presentations were recorded and available in a variety of formats to watch or listen to at http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/lhct_c08/
- Such teachers'conferences are generally held annually with applications accepted near January. Financial assistance is sometimes available.
Summer Workshop
- A selection of active virtual members will travel to a centralized location for a workshop at/near a research facility.
- Workshop will consist of presentations from research scientists, tours of research facilities, face-to-face discussions, and particle physics activites.
- The number of active members at the workshop will depend upon funding.
- Members who are not traveling to the workshop will be able to participate in some of the activities online.
QuarkNet E-Labs
- Members will have the opportunities to obtain cosmic ray detectors to contribute to the cosmic rays e-lab
- Members will receive technical support for cosmic rays e-lab and CMS e-lab
- Members will receive educational support for the classroom applications of cosmic rays e-lab and CMS e-lab
Masterclass
- Members will receive technical and educational support for the Masterclass Investigation.
Links
Contacts
If you are interested in participating in QuarkNet, or want more information, send us an email!
Mike Fetsko, Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, VA
Michael Wadness, Medford High School, Medford, MA
Fred Oswald, Napa High School, Napa, CA
Dave Trapp, www.SequimScience.com, Sequim, WA
Ken Cecire, Hampton University, Hampton, VA
