The LNGS is one of the four Laboratories of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics. The external structure of the Lab is located in Assergi, a small village dipped in the Gran Sasso-Laga National Park while the experimental Halls are located underground, in the heart of Gran Sasso massive, where the overhead cover of rock reduce the flux of cosmic rays.
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INITIATIVES FOR PUBLIC
OPEN LABORATORIES
The Laboratory arranges, upon reservation, free guided tours of the external as well as underground structures.
Open Labs
TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS
Every year the LNGS in collaboration with the Association for Physics Education (AIF) organize training courses, devoted to teachers coming from the surrounding areas, meant to keep constantly updated the teaching methodologies.
OPEN DAY
Every year the Gran Sasso National Laboratory organizes a Open Day during which a series of initiatives are arranged in order to let visitors spend a ”special” day.
Due to the variety of the visitors target, various activities can be done: adults can visit the underground lab as well as follow a series of Physics seminars held by young researchers involved in the most important experiments running at LNGS; boys can have a striking visit in a “air planetarium” or give a look at the “Outdoor Physics Exhibition” where young students show their “home-made” experiments while children can spend hours watching at the Science Shows, hypnotized by the performances of qualified entertainers.
I'M A SCIENTIST TOO
The competition “I'm a scientist too…”, this year at its fourth edition, is devoted to all the schools of Abruzzo Region which participate by submitting a scientific experiment equipped with a brief report. An appropriate Commission is in charge to examine all the experiments in order to determine the winners of the competition.
In addition to five prizes for the winner schools, special prizes are scheduled for “young scientists” of outstanding scientific ability. The prizes consist of scientific instruments meant to improve the equipment of the schools' laboratories.
The awarding of the competition is scheduled during the Open Day.
GRAN SASSO-PRINCETON SUMMER SCHOOL
A summer stage for students particularly disposed to scientific matters.
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