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ALICE and the Soup of Quarks and Gluons

Learn about the Quark-Gluon Plasma that the ALICE experiment is looking at with this fun cartoon!

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ALICE and the Soup of Quarks and ...

ATLAS fact sheets

Learn about different aspects of the ATLAS detector, from its various detector components to the search for the Higgs boson.

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ATLAS fact sheets

Bend it like dark matter!

Introduce dark matter in your classroom with this fun new approach using jelly lenses.

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Bend it like dark matter!

CERN brochure

Learn about the history and future of CERN.

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CERN brochure

CERN quick facts 2022

Get some quick facts about CERN.

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CERN quick facts 2022

CMS Comic Book

With this fun comic book, learn about how the CMS detector was made, its main parts, and what scientists hope to find using this complex tool.

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CMS Comic Book

Destination Universe: The Incredible Journey of a Proton in the Large Hadron Co…

Follow a proton at CERN on its adventure from the hydrogen bottle to the LHC!

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Elementary particle physics in early physics education - learning unit

Learning unit to introduce 12 year-olds to the subatomic structure of matter.

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5-12

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Higgs in a Box: Investigating the Nature of a Scientific Discovery

Bring nature of science in your classroom by discussing the discovery of the Higgs boson and experimenting with mystery boxes.

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High-Luminosity LHC brochure

Learn about the High-Luminosity LHC with this CERN brochure.

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Introducing 12 year-olds to elementary particles

Introduce the subatomic structure of matter to young students.

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Introducing the LHC in the classroom: an overview of education resources availa…

Introduce the LHC in your classroom with the help of this paper, which links principal components of the LHC to topics in physics curricula.

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Introduction of radioactivity by using probability theory - learning unit

Teach radioactivity to your classroom by using probability theory.

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Let’s have a coffee with the Standard Model of particle physics!

Discuss in your classroom one of the most famous formulas in physics, the standard model Langrangian.

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Let’s have a coffee with the Stan...

LHC: The guide - FAQ

Learn about the LHC, its detectors, and the physics behind it.

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LHC: The guide - FAQ

The Higgs boson - brochure

Learn about the Higgs boson and the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism, with this brochure from the ATLAS experiment.

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The mystery box challenge: explore the nature of science

Explore the nature of science by building LEGO mystery boxes and challenging your students to solve the puzzle.

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Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles

Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos together with your students.

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