Educational Resources

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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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

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+

ATLAS Magnet Model

ATLAS Open Data

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

ATLAS Open Data

ATLAScraft

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

ATLAScraft

Balloon Hovercraft - Power of Air

Explore how air is able to help us lift heavy things by reducing friction.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12
13-15

Balloon Hovercraft - Power of Air...

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+

Bubble Chamber Pictures for the C...

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+

CMS activity book

CMS event display

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

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+

Colouring Books and Activities by...

Cosmic SOS

Author
CERN PER team
Age group
13-15

Cosmic SOS

Dark Matter Jelly Lenses

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

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+

Digital PET Learning Module ...

DIY Cloud Chamber

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

DIY Cloud Chamber

DIY Particle Detector

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

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+

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+

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+

LHC: Connect the dots!

Mystery Boxes

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

Mystery Boxes

Particle Detectives: A low-cost portable science show

Join us as 'particle detectives' to explore particles and their interactions, from molecules to CERN.
Age group
13-15
16+

Particle Detectives: A low-cost p...

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+

Particle Identities

Playdough Core Sampling

Explore how geologists delve into the mysteries beneath the Earth's surface.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12

Playdough Core Sampling

Scattering boxes - Seeing the invisible

Explore how balls interact with a hidden structure to develop a scientific model.
Author
CERN PER team
Age group
5-12
13-15
16+

Scattering boxes - Seeing the inv...

States of Matter

Learn about the different states of matter by experimenting with everyday material.
Author
CERN PER team

States of Matter