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Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays and the QuarkNet/Cosmic Ray Data Portal

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays and the QuarkNet/Cosmic Ray Data Portal. Kris Whelan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. quarknet.fnal.gov/e-labs/. Outline of Talk. Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid Overview of the e-Lab Implementation Reusability Lessons Learned. QuarkNet.

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Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays and the QuarkNet/Cosmic Ray Data Portal

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  1. Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays and the QuarkNet/Cosmic Ray Data Portal Kris WhelanLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory quarknet.fnal.gov/e-labs/

  2. Outline of Talk • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

  3. QuarkNet • The primary education program for US-ATLAS and US-CMS, large scale experiments • Developing a research community of physicists, high school teachers & their students • Engaging teachers & subsequently students in scientific investigations

  4. Goals of QuarkNet/Grid • Students participate in a scientific collaboration and make real contributions to a scientific field. • Students use virtual data tools and techniques to upload, access, process and publish data, report their results as online poster, and have online discussions about their work with peers. • Educational researchers evaluate the effectiveness of such an endeavor. • Grid specialists explore interface designs that enhance accessibility to Grid data and computational resources.

  5. Outline of Talk • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

  6. Cosmic Ray Detectors (DAQS)in High Schools

  7. 01000110101011 Uploading Data to the QuarkNet Portal using a Web Browser

  8. Data from Seattle Area: Devry Inst. Juanita HS Liberty HS Issaquah HS Meadowdale HS Analyzing Data on the QuarkNet Portal using a Web Browser

  9. Using the Grid to Handle Calculations with Lots of Data

  10. Student Logbook

  11. Sample Comments on Logbook

  12. Publishing Posters

  13. Outline of Talk • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

  14. Student viewpoint Grid Middleware Grid Execution Detailed Design

  15. Outline of Talk • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

  16. Reusability = Rethinking Our Original Design • QuarkNet/Grid started as a pilot program with primary focus on a working model. • Now, we aim to support new e-Labs using the same tools, look and feel, general architecture, etc. • CMS test beam data is a near-term goal.

  17. Analysis Code VDL Workflows Data Content Study Guide Comments Logbook Execution References Glossary Annotation Posters Plots Workflows Search Framework Cosmic Ray e-Lab Analysis Code CMS e-Lab VDL Workflows Data Content Registration

  18. Outline of Talk • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

  19. We have users! • 243 teachers • 240 high schools • 259 student research groups • 104 analyses performed since May 2005 • 200 detectors in high schools (with CROP) • 70 more detectors ready soon

  20. We have lessons! • Grid work is bleeding-edge and harder than it looks. • Professional development for teachers is critical. • Developers must work within technical constraints of schools. • It’s premature to understand how the Grid enhances education.

  21. Questions • Introduction to QuarkNet/Grid • Overview of the e-Lab • Implementation • Reusability • Lessons Learned

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