- "God Particle" Possibly Discovered - http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/higgs.html
A report on one of the potentially most important discoveries of the new millennium, along with a summary of the standard model of particle physics.
- Meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Documentary - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/
Companion site to the PBS show of the same name. Covers "How a Nuclear Reactor Works" and "What Happened," showing the series of events that took place on March 28, 1979. Useful for a quick lesson about Three Mile Island. Also has teacher's guide to the show and a link for ordering the video. Requires Java-enabled browser.
- The Particle Adventure - http://particleadventure.org
An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom."
- Big Bang Science - http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/pub/bigbang/part1.html
Site seeks to explain the origins of matter and current high-energy research regarding the conditions of the early universe. The information presented here is published in booklet form by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC).
- Nuclear Power - http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm
Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island.
- U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program - http://wwwofe.er.doe.gov/
A very comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy site related to fusion research. Provides a large number of links to institutions and organizations, and there is a special fusion education section too.
- Fermilabyrinth - http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/labyrinth/
A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the scientific ideas they explore. Has a special section for teachers.
- OnScreen Particle Physics - http://www.onscreen-sci.com/
A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download.
- Atom Builder - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/
A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus.
- Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP) - http://www.cpepweb.org/
A product of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. Charts, brochures, web features, and classroom activities present the current understanding of cosmic rays, radiation, particle physics, fission, fusion, and similar topics. Award-winning site.
- How Stuff Works: How Atom Smashers Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom-smasher.htm
Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs looks at these amazing devices and how the results they obtain tell us about the fundamental structure of matter, the forces holding it together and the origins of the universe.
- Bremsstrahlung - http://rd11.web.cern.ch/RD11/rkb/PH14pp/node16.html
An overview of bremsstrahlung (or stopping radiation). From The Particle Detector BriefBook.
- The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX) - http://ippex.pppl.gov/
The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Also has an "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions.
- Cross Section - http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/crosssection.html
Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering.
- Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration - http://www.ida.liu.se/~her/npp/demo.html
Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
- ABC's of Nuclear Science - http://www.lbl.gov/abc/
A comprehensive introduction to nuclear science-- antimatter, beta rays, cosmic radiation, radioactivity, the difference between fission and fusion, and the structure of the nucleus, for starters. Site also provides access to reference and teaching materials and experiments. From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Uses frames.
- Life, the Universe and the Electron - http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/electron/
An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the electron--A collaboration between the Science Museum, London, and the Institute of Physics
- Decays - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html
Introductory information on particle decays produced by the Stanford Linear Accelerator.
- Leptons - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html
Introductory information on leptons (electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos).
- What is the Higgs Boson? - http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=00043456-7089-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7
From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.
- What is Antimatter? - http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000848AB-9450-1CD1-B4A8809EC588EEDF&catID=3
From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.
- Tau Decay Physics - http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLEO/CLEO3/cleo3/proposal/subsection3_3_3.html
Summary of decay modes and their probabilities.
- Nuclear War and You - http://www.holidaywest.com/nuclearwarhead.htm
The effects of a nuclear blast.
- SLAC Visitor Center - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/
Information provided by SLAC for informing the general public about particle physics.
- Cherenkov Radiation - http://rd11.web.cern.ch/RD11/rkb/PH14pp/node26.html
From The Particle Detector BriefBook.
- Virtual Radioactivity Lab - http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/halflife.html
Explore radioactive decay and half-life with radioactive sources, screens and a geiger detector.
- ATLAS Educational Information - http://atlasexperiment.org/
The ATLAS Experiment is to be carried out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator facility of the CERN Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. Website is intended for people of all ages who are curious about fundamental particles and forces as well as about particle research.
- FusEdWeb - http://FusEdWeb.llnl.gov/
Fusion Energy Educational Web Site at LLNL
- FAQ about Fusion Research - http://FusEdWeb.pppl.gov/FAQ/fusion-faq.html
The FAQ (from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab) is not very extensive, but it has an impressive Glossary.
- Fusion FAQ Glossary - http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/Glossary/glossary.html
USENET FAQ glossary on fusion energy.
- Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source: - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/Chart.html
An introduction to the principles of fusion geared towards high school students. Posters in various languages also available for download or ordering.
- Perspective on Plasmas - http://www.plasmas.org
Educational information on plasma applications including controlled fusion.
- Introduction to High Energy Physics and ATLAS - http://www.jlab.org/~cecire/hepathu.html
Describes the work of the Hampton University Particle Physics group in the ATLAS project as well as material and links for particle physics and general physics education.
- Reflections on Matter - http://molaire1.club.fr/e_plan.html
Atoms to quarks, quantum physics, the big bang, and newer theories about matter.
- CHESS X-ray Visions - http://www.chess.cornell.edu/pubs/xrybrchr/
Celebration of 100 years since the discovery of X-rays. Elaborates on uses of x-rays and details the research conducted with the CHESS synchrotron located below the Cornell campus.
- Visual Quantum Mechanics - http://phys.educ.ksu.edu/
Instructional units that introduce quantum physics to high school and college students who do not have a background in modern physics or higher level math using interactive computer programs and digital multimedia in an activity based environment.
- Timeline of the Nuclear Age - http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/timeline/
A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age.
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