Educational Resources

3D-printable Laserlab

Build a 3D printed Laserlab, with which you can experiment in the realms of Special Relativity and General Relativity as well as Quantum Physics.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

3D-printable LINAC

Build a fully functional model of a LINAC to demonstrate how charged particles can be accelerated in oscillating electric fields.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

3D-printable LINAC

3D-printable Quadrupole Ion Trap

Build a 3D printed quadropole ion trap and trap electrically charged macroscopic particles such as cinnamon of lycopodium spores.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

3D-printable Quadrupole Ion Trap ...

3D-printable Quark Puzzle

Build particle systems from quarks using this 3D printed quark puzzle.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Teachers

3D-printable Quark Puzzle ...

3D-printable Scattering Experiment

Build a 3D printed setup to perform scattering experiments.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
13-15
16+
Audience
Teachers

3D-printable Scattering Experimen...

ATLAS Magnet Model

Build a model of the toroidal ATLAS magnet system using simple materials or a 3D printer.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
13-15
16+
Audience
Teachers

ATLAS Magnet Model

ATLAS Open Data

Analyse real proton-proton collision data from the LHC!
Author
ATLAS experiment
Age group
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

ATLAS Open Data

ATLAScraft

Explore CERN built within the game platform Minecraft.
Author
CERN
Age group
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

ATLAScraft

Bubble Chamber Pictures for the Classroom

Dive into the fascinating world of bubble chambers and analyse tracks of high-energy particles in your classroom.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

Bubble Chamber Pictures for the C...

Cloud Chamber

Build your own cloud chamber with everyday material and make observations.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

Cloud Chamber

CMS activity book

Discover how the CMS detector is identifying particles with these fun colouring activities.
Author
CMS experiment
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

CMS activity book

CMS event display

Visualise in your browser collision data recorded by the CMS detector.
Author
CERN
Age group
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

CMS event display

Colouring Books and Activities by ATLAS

Enjoy free-to-download colouring books by the ATLAS collaboration, and learn about particle physics and the ATLAS experiment.
Author
ATLAS experiment
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

Colouring Books and Activities by...

Dark Matter Jelly Lenses

Learn about dark matter using jelly lenses.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

Dark Matter Jelly Lenses

Digital PET Learning Module

Help saving our virtual patient using PET (Positron-Emission-Tomography)!
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

Digital PET Learning Module ...

DIY Particle Detector

Build your own particle detector and distinguish between different particle types.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
16+
Audience
Teachers

DIY Particle Detector

Guess Who game with fundamental particles

" Create your own version of the famous ""Guess Who"" game with these fundamental particle cards. "
Author
CMS experiment
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

Guess Who game with fundamental p...

LEGO models of LHC detectors

Build your own LEGO model of the LHC detectors!
Author
Build Your Own Particle Detector
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

LEGO models of LHC detectors ...

LHC: Connect the dots!

Learn how a particle detector works and help physicists find Higgs bosons!
Author
CERN
Age group
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

LHC: Connect the dots!

Mystery boxes

Experiment with different types of mystery boxes to learn about different aspects of nature of science.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Teachers

Mystery boxes

Particle Identities

Take the personality quiz to find out which particle fits you best.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

Particle Identities

States of Matter

Learn about the different states of matter by experimenting with everyday material.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
13-15
16+
Audience
Students
Teachers

States of Matter