Curated OER
Word Roots CERN, JUR, and LEG Advanced True/False Quiz
An above-average vocabulary test: given a vocabulary word in the context of a sentence, pupils must decide, using their knowledge of the word's meaning along with context clues, if the word is used correctly or not. This worksheet...
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Latin Roots Cern, Jur, Leg: Fill in the Blanks Quiz
MyVocabulary.com features three levels of words for each root; this fill-in-the-blanks quiz contains a word bank of beginner vocabulary containing the roots cern/cer/cre, jur/jus, and leg. You can print it out, or your learners can take...
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Latin Roots cern, jur, and leg: Beginner Synonym and Antonym Word Puzzle
Pupils are provided with six vocabulary words containing the word roots cern, jur, and leg as well as a word bank of six corresponding synonyms and antonyms. To complete this word puzzle, they must fill in the appropriate synonym and...
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Latin roots cern, jur, leg: Definition Matching
Vocabulary sleuths pair words from Latin roots cern, jur, and leg with their definitions in this interactive online matching exercise. Site has other activities for these and more Latin roots as well as word lists at beginner,...
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Latin Roots cern, jur, leg: Intermediate Matching Quiz
Young etymologists match intermediate-level words containing the Latin roots cern, jur, and leg with their definitions. They can email their results to you, print out the list for further study, and undertake an array of other related...
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MyVocabulary.com: Word Roots CERN, JUR, and LEG Advanced Crossword Puzzle
A fun and challenging way of using word roots to increase learners' vocabulary, this crossword puzzle provides 12 clues to vocabulary words containing the word roots cern, jur, and leg. In order to complete the puzzle, they must supply...
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Latin Roots cern, jur, leg: Advanced Vocabulary Quiz
A bank of 12 words derived from Latin roots cern, jur/jus, and leg scaffolds this exercise for learners who situate the words in challenging sentences. Makes a nice cross-curricular supplement to social studies and law. Quiz results can...
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Word Roots CERN, JUR, and LEG Advanced Word Search
Pupils search for 12 vocabulary words all containing the word roots CERN, JUR, or LEG in this standard word search activity. This worksheet contains a word bank of vocabulary terms as well as a 15-by-15 word search grid. This is not an...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: Antimatter
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Cern's Supercollider
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.
PBS
Pbs: People & Discoveries Niels Bohr
A wonderful PBS biography of a great man. This contains many personal touches, yet does a fine job of describing Bohr's scientific work. But it's best at Bohr the man. Nice quotes, one in the middle, one at the end.
Other
Cern: The Aleph Experiment
This is the home page of the ALEPH experiment at CERN. The basic operation is easy to follow, but the physics is more advanced.
Other
Cern: The Opal Experiment
This is the home page of the OPAL experiment at CERN. The basic tour showing the operation of the detector is easy to follow. The physics is more difficult.
Other
World Wide Web Consortium: Tim Berners Lee
The World Wide Web Consortium offers a comprehensive look at the life and work of Tim Berners-Lee. Content includes a long and a short biography, press interviews, slides from talks, contact information, and more.
Other
Particle Physics at Discovery's Horizon
Explore the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and how the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation have collaborated with this huge project and related experiments. You can find facts about the LHC, browse a bank of high...
Other
Cern: Lhc 2008
The official website celebrating the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) first beam and twenty years of work by scientists from all over the world. From the homepage, connect to a large collection of articles, images, and videos chronicling the...
University of Washington
Vinton G. Cerf: The Internet Phenomenon
An article about the development of the Internet by Vinton G. Cerf. Includes a short biography of his career.
Other
Broadband Now: The Living Internet
How much do you really know about the Internet? How does it work? Who invented it? The Living Internet has answers to these questions and just about everything else you ever wanted to know about our online world. Sections on: Internet,...
Other
Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: The Proton Synchotron
From CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator, this site contains a description of the Proton Synchotron, a device used to accelerate protons for use in other machines in the accelerator complex.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: The Antiproton Decelerator
Explains the function of the Antiproton Decelerator, a device at the European Center for Nuclear Research used to "slow down" bunches of antiprotons for use in experiments.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cern: Experiments With Antimatter
A description of the two primary experiments conducted at CERN on antimatter: ASACUSA, an attempt to form "Atomcules," using antiprotons; and ATHENA, an experiment to compare the properties of hydrogen and antihydrogen.
Great Idea Finder
Great Idea Finder: Tim Berners Lee
Biographical information about Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the WWW in 1991.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Cloudy Climate Change: How Clouds Affect Earth's Temperature
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....