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Website
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage is a picture site showing how different leptons interact.
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Website
Other

Cern: The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment (CMS), an LHC experiment, detects muons, electrons and photons, provides momentum measurements, and, like ATLAS, is responsible for detecting the Higgs boson. This CERN website offers news about CMS,...
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eBook
Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: Distortion of Space and Time

For Students 11th - 12th
If the speed of light remains a constant then time and distance change. Oh, it can be confusing! This text will help clear up the confusion. Discussion questions should serve to reinforce comprehension.and exercises
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure: Leptons

For Students 9th - 10th
This particle physics tutorial discusses the different types of leptons: the electron, tau lepton, muon lepton, and neutrinos.
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Handout
Other

National Academy of Sciences: Biography of Rodney Cool [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Rodney Lee Cool spent much of life's work on hyperons. This is the classic biography of a real-life scientist, a particle physicist. It's touching and enlightening, complete and full of science and significance. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Other

Fermilab: Detector Detail

For Students 9th - 10th
How do scientists capture and measure the energy in atomic particles? Learn about the design of a calorimeter and how it measures the energy of the atomic particles passing through it.
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Handout
Other

Nuclearfiles.org: Carl David Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Nuclearfiles.org contains a brief biography of Carl Anderson (1905-1991 CE), mentioning his involvement (or lack thereof) with nuclear weapons development.
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Handout
Other

Fermilab: Worldwide Discoveries That Led to the Standard Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough review of subatomic particles and the people that discovered them. Each particle has its own link for additional information.