Category: Topic:Universe
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International Cosmic Day, An Astroparticle Physics Outreach Event for High-School Students
International Cosmic Day is an annual event bringing together young people, teachers, and scientists around astroparticle physics. This day is dedicated to cosmic rays through discussions, creative competitions, experiments, and much more.
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INFN Experience at the European Researchers’ Night
The European Researchers’ Night is a festival that takes place for one night across Europe, featuring hands-on activities and science demonstrations organized by the INFN, as well as an escape game called HEPscape! They also host a series of events during the months before.
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INFN Exhibition – Quantum. The revolution in one leap
From the classical physics of Galileo, Newton, and Maxwell to the Big Bang, the exhibition focuses on quantum mechanics and the revolution that it has brought to scientific thought, culture, and technological development.
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INFN ScienzaPerTutti: twenty years of science for society
ScienzaPerTutti is the INFN official website for communication and dissemination, born in 2002 with the aim of raising (or increase) interest and curiosity in people towards scientific topics, focusing on physics and INFN-related research topics. The project evolved, expanding its “offer” and involving schools and the public.
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Outreach activities of the Extreme Energy Events Project
Abstract In the Extreme Energy Events Project (EEE) high school students are protagonists of an experiment to measure Extensive Air Showers at ground. They start their experience at CERN with the construction of the three high performing Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers constituting the telescope that is then installed inside their school; then they take care…
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INFN Outreach Cosmic Ray Activities (OCRA)
The INFN Outreach Cosmic Ray Activities (OCRA) project involves 24 divisions of the Institute all over Italy and offers activities for both students and teachers. The International Cosmic Day – ICD, organized by DESY, is one of the OCRA activities common to all local groups and consists in inviting high school students to carry out…
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Cosmic@Web – Astroparticle learning platform for students
A number of simple experiments were developed at the DESY Zeuthen campus. Data from these experiments are published on the Cosmic@Web learning platform, along with a range of online analysis tools and introductory material. In addition to local experiments, data are provided from a global network of continuously-operating cosmic particle experiments.
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IceCube Education & Outreach Activities
IceCube engages a local, national, and international audience through public outreach events like science festivals and educational game sessions, but also through educational programs during masterclasses and after school programs. They have also developed materials like comics or VR games, partnered with artists, and launched a citizen science project: Name That Neutrino.
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Ligo-Virgo-Kagra outreach activities
The Ligo-Virgo-Kagra International Collaboration engages in numerous outreach activities, both in schools with the Einstein-First Project or Masterclasses, and during public events like festivals with the Big Bang Machine Van, a mobile immersive installation. Online, they contribute to writing new Wikipedia pages and actively participate in communication through social media.
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Quarknet Cosmic Rays activities
Quarknet is involved in multiple cosmic rays activities through long-term collaboration with high school teachers and scientists. They participate in the International Muon Week, in which paired schools collect and analyze data and share results. QuarkNet is also hosting a Muography projet to search for hidden chambers at Chichen Itza (Mexico).