KITP - Contest - Particle Physics in the Age of the Large Hadron Collider (Teachers' Conference)

Activities - Particle Physics in the Age of the Large Hadron Collider (Teachers' Conference)

PRIZES
Simon and Diana Raab have made a generous gift to the KITP to establish the Simon and Diana Raab Presentation Prizes to be awarded each year for winning presentations by Teachers' Conference attendees.

First Prize	$3,000
Second Prize	$2,500
Third Prize	$1,500

CONTEST RULES
Applications should create a talk summarizing the 2008 Teachers' Conference lectures and the accompanying discussions, suitable for presentation as a single science class period. It should include a PowerPoint (or equivalent) presentation, with supporting slide notes, and must include a set of practical analytical problems in each of the areas of presentation. Materials should be sufficiently self-contained to allow ready classroom use by science teachers other than the author.

JUDGING & EVALUATION
All winning presentations will be posted on the KITP Teachers' Conference webpage on the KITP site. Judging is undertaken by a jury of 2 teacher peers plus one scientist. Judges may not grade any personal submission.

Presentations will be graded on scale of 1-5, against a total of 25 points on following attributes:

Graphic quality; animation
Logic flow and coherence
Slide note clarity and accuracy
Motivation and Excitement factor
Analytical problems' interest as relating to conference subject and as illustrative of fundamental laws of physics

SUBMISSIONS
Applicants are requested to submit their presentations electronically between June 1, 2008 and August 1, 2008 to: Contest at KITP
Inquiries can be addressed to Professor Dan Hone at: Hone at KITP

WINNING PRESENTATIONS
Winners will be notified directly by email and prizes mailed no later than September 30, 2008, and their presentations posted on the KITP web site.
Void where prohibited.

NEW - FOR THE 2008 KITP TEACHERS' CONFERENCE