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Handout
Chapman University

The Standard Model Poster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chemistry classes will appreciate this color-coded, single-page reference sheet for The Standard Model of particle physics. It is divided into two main sections: elementary particles and compound particles, both with their antiparticles....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Particle Physics- Activity Five

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this particle physics worksheet, students use graphs and tables to predict the particles formed during a specific observation event. They complete 5 multi-part fill in the blank questions.
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Handout
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Cern: Antimatter

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully written non-technical introduction to antimatter, as well as a brief discussion of the investigation into the asymmetry between the quantities of matter and antimatter observed in our universe.
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Reaching for the Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the latest news on research and development underway to use antimatter as a fuel for space vehicles. (April 12, 1999)
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Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Physics, Quantum Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of simulations to show the important topics of quantum physics.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nuclear Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, and virtual animations students learn about the atomic nucleus, fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
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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
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cern's Supercollider

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Brian Cox provides a brief overview of particle physics and discusses the role of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. [14:57] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Circular Well Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This downloadable java simulation models the 2D energy eigenstates of a particle trapped in a very deep two-dimensional circular well.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Quantum Tunneling and Wave Packets

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch quantum "particles" tunnel through barriers. Explore the properties of the wave functions that describe these particles.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Self Driven Particle Model

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive tutorial that introduces the particle model incrementally and depicts the computation of the order parameter, critical parameter, and critical exponent.
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Website
Other

University of Birmingham: The Nuclear Physics Group

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of Birmingham. There is information on research, degrees, seminars, etc.
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Particle Adventure: Matter and Antimatter

For Students 9th - 10th
The beginning of an informative tutorial on antimatter, covering quarks, hadrons, baryons, mesons, leptons, and neutrinos.
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Activity
Other

Lancaster University: Particle Physics Package

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of experiments, projects, and articles that will help students understand particle collision and mass, kinetic energy, magnetic field, the Large Hadron Collider, and detection of the Higgs particle.
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Handout
Other

Interactions Collaboration: Particle Physics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive glossary of terms and acronyms used in particle physics.
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Handout
Other

The International Linear Collider: Gateway to the Quantum Universe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating report describes the planned International Linear Collider, a particle accelerator, and explains how it will work and the scientific rationale behind it. Much of the material is presented in relatively easy to understand...
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eBook
Other

Netlib: 4.3 Quantum Chromodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
An online textbook containing an introduction to quantum chromodynamics (QCD). This is a proposed theory about what causes quarks and gluons to form hadrons. Article contains a description of lattice QCD, an approximation to QCD that is...
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Article
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fermilab Physicists Find New Matter Antimatter Asymmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This complicated yet interesting article describing the discovery of asymmetry between the behavior of matter and antimatter.
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Website
Other

Ippog: Hands on Particle Physics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking for more insight into particle physics? Search among several general particle physics resources. Or locate a specific particle physics institute in your area of the world.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: How to Build a Cloud Chamber

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting site by university physicist Andrew Foland on how to build a cloud chamber. Includes all the how-to-build information and a materials list as well as a discussion of how to use the cloud chamber and what you should see.
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eBook
Princeton University

Collected Papers of Einstein: Vol 11:cumulative Index, Bibliography for Vol 1 10

For Students 9th - 10th
A publication of Albert Einstein's written legacy presented in the original language version with in-depth English language annotation readers can access. This volume serves as a cumulative index, bibliography, list of correspondence,...
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eBook
Princeton University

Collected Papers of Einstein: Vol 12: The Berlin Years: Correspondence 1921 Eng

For Students 9th - 10th
A publication of Albert Einstein's written legacy presented in the English language translation. This translation volume focuses on his correspondence while iving in Berlin in 1921.
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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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Website
Other

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
The government's site on fermilab, a huge physics research lab institution.