UK MASTERCLASSES

Masterclasses at UK Particle Physics groups

Peter Watkins

Many thanks to 16 UK groups for all the information

Some common features

Introductory Talks on Physics and exercises

Identifying LEP events Lancaster Particle Physics package Minerva – Identifying W&Z events in

ATLAS Computing exercises usually in pairs Q/A and discussion sessions in groups Detector Activities or experiments

Many different ideas

Whole day - Half day Once or two days (three at RAL!) Whole classes or ‘selected’ students Staff or PhD Students giving lectures Rotating groups around different

activities Combining results from many pairs Hand held voting devices

Most Successful features

Quiz/ competition/prizes Question/answer or group discussions Video links to CERN (or other countries) Working in teams (mixing schools) Some lectures and computing exercises

Some issues for discussion

Availability of STFC and CERN brochures Dates of International Masterclasses Best dates for UK Masterclasses Web page support for UK Masterclasses Best way to share ideas between groups Mix of role models giving talks Range of topics for talks What are the main aims of the day? Significant investment in time by group What about a new UK wide outreach initiative?

Questions/Comments ?

What other new or interesting ideas have we missed so far ?