PARTICLE PHYSICS FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

LESSON PLANS - The following outline gives a typical high school Physics structure. Included are materials and references where Particle Physics can be inserted. Modifications and additions are encouraged. The goal is to allow minimal planning to begin integration within your program.

Science of Matter and Energy

Mathematical tools

A Sense of Scale - video produced by Fermilab This video requires RealPlayer

Scientific Method, Scientific Notation and Significant Numbers

Powers of Ten - Video that shows dimensions from the edge of the universe down to a Quark

Detector - A Simple Activity to connect inquiry learning with Particle Detector concepts

What Is a Particle - Short video introduction to the Standard Model

The Particle Adventure - A great Introduction to Particle Physics. 2 Sections 1) What Is Fundamental? 2) What Is Matter Made Of?

Activity One - Fundamentally Speaking - Possible Bonus Activity

Mechanics

Describing and Measuring Motion

Vectors and Vector Addition

Forces and Newton's Three Laws of Motion

The Particle Adventure - 3rd Section What Holds It Together

Two-Dimensional Motion

Momentum and Conservation of Momentum

Energy, Work and Simple Machines

Detectors - Short presentation of hoe detectors determine momentum and energy- Good lead in to detector section of Particle Adventure

Particle Adventure - Section on Detectors

Calculating the Mass of the Top Quark - Have students use the Student Online Homepage -Possible Bonus Activity

States of Matter

Thermal Energy

States of Matter and Changes of States

Waves and Light

Wave Properties and Transfer of Energy

Sound and Wave Propagation

Cherenkov Light - Comparison of shock waves in air and water with Cherenkov light

Light Properties – Refraction & Reflection

Luminosity - Relates focusing of light and area of coverage to luminosity in a collider accelerator

Mirrors and Lenses

Diffraction and Interference

Electricity and Magnetism

Static Electricity

Electric Field

Particle Accelerator RF cavity - Uses changing of electric fields to accelerate a particle

Current Electricity

Superconductivity - Short Video explaining use of Superconductivity in Particle Physics

Series and Parallel Circuits

Magnetic Fields

Electromagnetic Induction

Electromagnetism

Modern Physics

Quantum Theory

Atoms

Solid State Electronics

Nucleus and Nuclear Applications