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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very detailed site containing information on several sub-atomic particles including the Hadron.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Big Bang It Sure Was Big!

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed examination of "what is known about the Big Bang itself, the age of the universe, and the synthesis of the first atoms."
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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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Article
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Sub Nucleonic Structure and the Modern Picture of a Nucleus

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of the structures theoretically found within protons and neutrons. The resource consists of pictures and links to additional resources.
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for an interactive tour of the atom and all aspects of particle physics. View the animations available with almost every description on this site. A great place for the fundamentals of particles and forces including a...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Hadrons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines hadrons and their characteristics. There are links to explanations and more detailed information about interactions and composition.
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Website
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: La Aventura De Las Particulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamentals of particles and forces with this site. Explore the paths that explain matter in the universe.
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Other

Fermilab: Baryon Bonanza

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what combinations of quarks for different baryons? Twenty baryons are shown in this resource and you can try different combinations of quarks to see what their components are.
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Particle Adventure: Hadrons, Baryons, and Mesons

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, part of a particle physics tutorial site, explains and illustrates three kinds of quarks: hadrons, baryons, and mesons.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter: Fractional Charges and Unseen Quarks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the problems faced when scientist were trying to define quarks on this reference page.