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The
Particle Adventure
from the Particle
Data Group an in-depth look at quarks, neutrinos, antimatter,
dark matter, accelerators and particle detectors.
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Educational |
| Creator: |
The
Particle Data Group at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory and funded by the U.S.
Deparment of Energy and the National
Science Foundation |
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URL |
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/index.html |
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Glossary,
Quizes |
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The Particle Adventure is a fun, in-depth look at particle
physics science and the history of research in particle physics.
From the basics of "What is an Atom?" to explorations
of accelerators and the Standard Model, this site provides
easy to understand explainations along with illustrations
to unlock the mysteries of particle physics. This site
has won numerous awards
from organizations such as The Discovery Channel School, National
Academy Press Coolest Science Site, and Scientific American.
The best site for school-age children, teachers, and anyone
who wants a beginners look at particle physics that is accurate
and thorough. |
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The
Particle Physics Timeline
A timeline of the history of paticle physics from 600 B.C. to present
day. Also en
Español.
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Educational |
| Creator: |
The
Particle Data Group. Portions written
by the
physics class of 1996 of the Mountain Empire High School,
Pine Valley, California. |
| Identifier:
URL |
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/other/history/index.html |
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Timeline
of particle discoveries and major scientists. |
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This
site leads readers down the path of discover in particle physics
from Pythagoras' mathematical understanding of the Universe
in 500 B.C. to FermiLab's 1995 discovery of the Top Quark's
mass. The site is text-only and has only brief descriptions
of each event, however this site is a terrific starting place
for research on particle physics. A timeline of each
particle's discovery is also given. |
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The
Anatomy of a Detector 
VIDEO
A virtual voyage into a particle accelerator at FermiLab.
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Educational
VIDEO |
| Creator: |
Joe
Boudreau, a physicist in the CDF collaboration at FermiLab. |
| Identifier:
URL |
http://quarknet.fnal.gov/run2/boudreau.shtml |
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Features: |
View
the 6+ min video with RealPlayer,
as an embedded webpage, or read the illustrated script. |
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This
site features a six minute video of a particle detector in
action. Through artists renderings and description by
the narrator, viewers are taken inside FermiLab's ring accelerator
as a proton racing at the speed of light. With subsequent
collision with an antiparticle the virtual tour continues
with a look at how the detector views the collision and what
scientists learn from it. This site is interesting and
informative and a terrific starting point for particle physics
exploration. |
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FermiLab
Education Office
Games
at FermiLabyrinth | Teacher's
Resource Center | Quark
Quest webzine for middle school students | and much
more!
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Educational
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| Creator: |
FermiLab |
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URL |
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/ed_home.html |
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FermiLabs
offering of educational resources in vast. There is
something at this site for students as young as 3rd grade
and through college as well as educators and parents.
FermiLabyrinth
has more than ten interactive games that allow children to
apply their knowledge of particles. The Teacher
Resource Center has lesson plans, unit plans, and multi-media
kits for purchase. These programs are sponsored by Fermilab
and Fermilab Friends for Science Education and are funded
by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation,
the U.S. Deparment of Education, the State of Illinois Department
of Education and various private foundations and individuals. |
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The
Fireworks of Elementary Particle Physics
A detailed look at elementary particles and how they combine to
make hadrons. Includes some interactive games.
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information...
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Educational
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| Creator: |
Elena
Symeonidou |
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URL |
http://pdg.lbl.gov/fireworks/intro_eng.swf |
| Comments: |
This
site details the basics of elementary particles and how they
interact. Geared more toward the college level student,
this site allows user to manipulate particles to make composite
particles, use Feynman diagrams, and to work in reverse breaking
down a hadron to its component parts. This site also goes
into detail about forces and the search for a unified theory.
A great introduction to the science behind particle interactions. |
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