A Particle Physics Course for High-School Students
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16 chapters with videos and quizzes to learn about the fundamentals of particle physics.
Forces
Balloon Hovercraft - Power of Air
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Explore how air is able to help us lift heavy things by reducing friction.
3D-printable Quadrupole Ion Trap
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Build a 3D printed quadropole ion trap and trap electrically charged macroscopic particles such as cinnamon of lycopodium spores.
3D-printable LINAC
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Build a fully functional model of a LINAC to demonstrate how charged particles can be accelerated in oscillating electric fields.
The Higgs boson - brochure
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Learn about the Higgs boson and the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism, with this brochure from the ATLAS experiment.
Fridge magnets and the LHC?! - Solvay DIY video
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Learn about the link between fridge magnets and the LHC, in this short video by the CERN-Solvay Education Programme.
A balloon hovercraft & the CMS particle detector?! - Solvay DIY video
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Learn about the link between a balloon hovercraft and the CMS particle detector, in this short video by the CERN-Solvay Education Programme.
Let’s have a coffee with the Standard Model of particle physics!
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Discuss in your classroom one of the most famous formulas in physics, the standard model Langrangian.