Campus Cosmic-ray Observation Collaboration and Its Activities

Abstract

Cosmic rays are natural and readily available. Observation of cosmic rays in middle schools can stimulate students’ curiosity and interest in nature. Through the construction of the campus cosmic-ray observation network, the cosmic-ray observation is brought into schools, so that students have the opportunity to get a glimpse of the frontier research, receive the real training of modern scientific research, comprehensively improve the scientific and technological quality of teachers and students, and stimulate students’ interest in learning physics. Campus Cosmic-ray Observation Collaboration (CCOC) is a non-profit collaboration unit composed of members voluntarily, supported by the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its activities are mainly based on the large scientific infrastructure ‘Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory’ (LHAASO) and the popular science magazine ' Modern Physics' (MP). This report will give a brief description on CCOC and the activities carried out since it was established on September 28, 2020, including setting up campus observation stations and network, popularizing cosmic-ray knowledge, encouraging cosmic-ray study, strengthening collaboration on cosmic-ray observation, facilitating student and teacher training and strengthening relevant international exchanges. CCOC hopes to learn from and communicate with international colleagues on how to carry out outreach and education experience in cosmic-ray based on large scientific devices.