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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Elementary Particle Masses

For Students 9th - 12th
In this elementary particle mass worksheet, students calculate the mass of elementary particles in kilograms and million electron Volts. Students solve 4 problems finding Top Quark mass, total quark mass of a proton and Strange Quark mass.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: String Theory: Elementary Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site looks at the fundamental forces and particles that make up all matter. A thorough description of each elementary particle is provided including their mass, charge, spin, strength, and range.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive unit will take students up close and personal with the nuclei of atoms as they discover some of their more intimate process. These will include radioactive decay, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion.
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1957 Presentation Speech: Yang

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides a fascinating speech by O.B. Klein of the Physics Committee. Elegant, erudite, and fully explanatory of the work of Lee and Yang. His description of a physicist on another planet is very insightful. This is...
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Other

Santa Fe Institute: In Memoriam: Murray Gell Mann

For Students 9th - 10th
A tribute to the life of Murray Gell-Mann, who passed away on May 24, 2019 at the age of 89. At the end of the article, there are numerous links to other tributes.
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure: Quarks

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the six different types of quarks: the up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom quarks.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Elementary Particles Quarks, Bosons, Leptons

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about elementary particles in the science of physics such as quarks, bosons, fermions, leptons, photons, and gluons.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Murray Gell Mann Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel E-Museum contains a brief biography of nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann, summarizing the various research positions he held through his career.