An interactive internet opportunity for students to learn particle physics.

(maintained by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Particle Adventure

This accelerator was used to find the top quark in 1993.  It remains a source of information including interactive particle physics activities.

Fermi National Laboratory

Bring the excitement of the activities at CERN into your class.  Many links to get information, ask questions, and monitor the progress on site through cameras.  Make sure to visit “Microcosm” – an interactive site to learn more about particle physics.

CERN

CERN in 2 Minutes

Visit the CERN site dedicated to high school teachers. 
Slides and video of on-site teacher training available as well as other information and links to teachers happy to answer your questions. 

CERN Teacher Site

This site provides interactive opportunities that are less “game-like” and include a more complete theoretical explanation for high school students.

Hands-On CERN

Teacher adapted and/or developed laboratories.

Teacher Materials used in high school classrooms.

• The Big Particle Picture

Cosmic Ray Detector

• Background
• Wrapping Paddle PowerPoint (35mb)
• Set-Up and Operation (pdf)
• Excel Graphing – Data Analysis (pdf)
• Journal

Cosmic Ray Labs

• Lab 1 (pdf):  Plateau The Detector Paddles
• Lab 2 (pdf) :  Detector Coincidence
• Lab 3 (pdf):  Variation of Detector Angle
• Lab 4:  Muon Lifetime

Appendices

• Using Hyperterminal

(see Appendix G only)

• Trouble Shooting