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Scale start screen

Author(s): Huang, Cary, HTwins, Huand, Michael, HTwins

Submitted by: lila.mabiala@cern.ch

Published: April 5, 2012

Scale start screen

Scale of the Universe 2

A simple application that allows user to zoom out to the infinitely big, and zoom into the infinitely small, allowing the user to understand the scale of things in our universe. This tool is great for classrooms as well as for anyone who just wants to play and learn! For more info: Cary & Michael Huang (http://htwins.net)

Topics

Matter, Particles and the Universe (Known Physics)
Particles and Their Interactions
Cosmology
Exploring the Unknown (Beyond Known Physics)

School Topics

Measurements and uncertainties
Measurements
Matter
Structure of matter

Online use

Yes

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