The ISOLDE LEGO® robot: building interest in frontier research

An outreach programme centred around nuclear physics making use of a LEGO® Mindstorm® kit is presented. It consists of a presentation given by trained undergraduate students as science ambassadors followed by a workshop where the target audience programs the LEGO® Mindstorm® robots to familiarise th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics education 2017-07, Vol.52 (4), p.44004
Hauptverfasser: Cocolios, Thomas Elias, Lynch, Kara M, Nichols, Emma
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An outreach programme centred around nuclear physics making use of a LEGO® Mindstorm® kit is presented. It consists of a presentation given by trained undergraduate students as science ambassadors followed by a workshop where the target audience programs the LEGO® Mindstorm® robots to familiarise themselves with the concepts in an interactive and exciting way. This programme has been coupled with the CERN-ISOLDE 50th anniversary and the launch of the CERN-MEDICIS facility in Geneva, Switzerland. The modular aspect of the programme readily allows its application to other topics.
ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/1361-6552/aa71e4