CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopJuly 15 – August 9, 2002

Gregory R. SnowAssociate Professor

|Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln

• Introductions: CROP staff and participants

• Today’s schedule• Introductory information• Evaluation procedures – D. Shell• Background survey and pre-workshop questions• Overview of CROP – G. Snow• Lunch• History of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 – D. Claes• Begin lab work

• Typical day and first week’s schedule

• Attendance and daily sign-in sheet

• Stipend payments

• Other practical matters

Welcome to the third summer workshop of the

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project Department of Physics and Astronomy 116 Brace Lab University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0111 Professor Gregory Snow Professor Daniel Claes gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu dclaes@unlhep.unl.edu (402)472-6279 (402)472-2783

CROP2002 Participants Bancroft-Rosalie Jon Cerny Jessica Cerny j_cerny@hotmail.com jcerny@mail.esu2.org Megan Edwards

Jeff Headlee James Sorensen

Fairbury Jr. Sr. High Peg Gay Lisa Busing pgay@esu6.org Toni Carlson Toni_Dawn06@Hotmail.com

Devin Gay rgconsult@diodecom.net

Travis Seeley tseeley@alltel.net

Savannah Talkington Purplecatgirl@Hotmail.com

Roncalli High School Dwight Johns Roy Lehn caj214@yahoo.com Omaha, NE tortugamagna@aol.com Tim Willett timwillett@prodigy.net

Waterloo Public School John Niemoth Nicole Baker nbaker@waterloo-ne.org jniemoth@waterloo-ne.org Todd Edward Graf Dane Jorgensen brains15@aol.com

John Lamprecht

Wayne High School Betsy Maryott Britni Bethune bjb_2003@yahoo.com

bmaryott@zaphod.wayne.esu1.org Brady Garvin da_freak2@yahoo.com

University of Nebraska Gregory Snow gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu Dan Claes dclaes@unlhep.unl.edu Matt Densberger densm1@hotmail.com Andy Kubik akubik1@bigerd.unl.edu

Katie Everet meveret1@bigred.unl.edu Vicky Mariupolskaya mariupolskaya@yahoo.com Andrea Fuchser andreafuchser@hotmail.com Marilyn McDowell mmcdowell1@unl.edu

Peter Jacobson jacobson30@hotmail.com Duane Shell dshell@navix.net

John Golden Anselmo-Merna High jgolden@esu10.org Fr. Michael Liebl Mount Michael mliebl@mountmichael.org Dennis Miller Norfolk High School dmiller615@email.msn.com

John Rogers Westside High School jrogers@westside66.org Jim Rynearson Lincoln High School jrynear@lps.org

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Schedule for

Week One: July 15-19, 2002

Monday, July 15 9:00 Introductory remarks (instructions & paperwork) Richards 14 9:45 Welcome to the Workshop - Dr. Stephen Ducharme, Vice-Chairman, Dept of Physics10:00 Evaluation procedures - Dr. Duane Shell10:15 Participant survey & pretest10:45 Break11:00 Overview of CROP - Dr. Gregory Snow Richards 1412:00 Lunch 1:00 A History Of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 - Dr. Dan Claes Richards 14 2:30 Labwork : opening, polishing scintillator Brace 201 Tuesday, July 16 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14 9:00 Morning Class Session: Charge Moving Through B-fields - Fr.Michael Liebl Richards 14 10:15 Break10:30 Labwork: Sanding, polishing scintillator surfaces Brace 20112:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Class Session: Global Positioning System - Bill Campbell Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Lessons in oscilloscope use Ferguson basement Labwork: Power supply assembly Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14

Wednesday, July 17 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period (assign group particle reports) Richards 14 9:00 Morning Session: History of Cosmic Rays, Part 2 - Dan Claes Richards 1410:15 Break10:30 Labwork: Preparing scintillator, assembling power supplies Brace 20112:30 Lunch 1:30 Special Colloquium: "The Unusual Physics of Science Fiction Movies“ - Dr. Peter Dowben, UNL Ferguson 217 3:00 Labwork: Use of the Oscilloscope, cont’d Ferguson basement Labwork: Preparing scintillators, assembling power supplies Brace 201

Thursday, July 18 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14 9:00 Morning Session:Orientation to Computer Resources Ferguson 2110:15 Break10:30 Labwork: Scintillator & Power Supply work, selecting PMTs Brace 20112:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: The Earth’s Magnetic Field - Dr. MaryAnne Holmes Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Use of the Oscilliscope/ Scintillator & Power Supply work 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14

Friday, July 19 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14

9:00 Morning Session: Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter - Dan Claes Richards 14 10:15 Break10:30 Labwork: Finish scintillators, Assembling Power Supplies Brace 20112:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Einstein’s Special Relativity - Bill Campbell Richards 14 2:00 Labwork: Scintillator & Power Supply work Selecting PMTs, testing Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 14

CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopJuly 15 – August 9, 2002

• You are expected to attend each day of the workshop from Monday, July 15, through Friday, August 9. • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (We may end early on some days)• Please sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of each day (for reporting to the National Science Foundation)• If you must be absent for a day due to illness, please contact your teacher and/or contact:

Greg Snow Office: 402-472-6279 (with voice mail)E-mail: gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu

ORDan ClaesOffice: 402-472-2783 (with voice mail)E-mail:dclaes@unlhep.unl.edu

Daily Attendance

CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopDaily Attendance Sign-in Sheet

Date: Monday, July 15Name Signature

CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopJuly 15 – August 9, 2002

• Stipends for students and teachers will be paid at the end of the workshop:

• Teachers: $65.00 per day of participation• Students: $43.25 per day of participation

• Please write yourSocial security numberCurrent mailing addressSignature

on your Expense Voucher today

Payment of Stipends

CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopJuly 15 – August 9, 2002

• Dormitory rooms, meals

• Parking

• Lunch tickets for UNL student union restaurants

• Recreation Center passes available, $2.00/week See Marilyn for details

• Thursday evening picnic followed by outdoor film

• Research and report on one of the many cosmic ray experiments in the world

• Time in computer lab

• Reading materials

Other practical matters

• Note taking in logbook provided• Take notes during lectures and lab activities• Standard practice in scientific research• Some nighttime assignments• Write down questions for informal question and answer periods• Useful to review for post-workshop test• Award for best post-workshop test at Fall 2002 meeting at UNL• Useful for presentations to classes at your school

• Schedule of one-day academic-year meeting during the autumn (on a Saturday, participants from all participating schools)

• Graduate credit for participating teachers

CROP 2002 Summer WorkshopJuly 15 – August 9, 2001

Other practical matters

Ferguson Hall

Richards HallBrace Hall

Recreation Center