LIGO e-Lab workshop template 2017
Dates, 2017
Objectives
Participating teachers will be able to:
- Plot and interpret data recorded by LIGO seismic instruments; address limitations in the data.
- Make claims based on evidence from LIGO data and provide reasoning.
- Explain the importance of LIGO seismic data in a gravitiational wave search
- Use LIGO seismic data to demonstrate classical physics concepts
- Develop a plan to use material from the workshop in school.
Agenda
Times and specific activities are subject to adjustment.
Day 109:00 Coffee, Registration, Introduction
09:30 Gravitational Waves presentation
10:30 Break 10:45 Interferometer activity 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Videos: 13:30 Exploration of LIGO e-Lab:
14:30 Break 14:45 Search and analyze in data:
16:00 Review day
16:30 End of Day
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Day 209:00 Coffee/Reflection
09:15 Begin resreach
10:30 Break 10:45 Continue research 11:30 Create posters 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Poster presentations 14:00 LIGO Hanford Virtual Visit 14:30 Break 14:45 Implementation discussion 15:15 Reflection: write/discuss
15:30 Evaluation 16:00 End of workshop |
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