Tag: Lower secondary level
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A Question of Survival: Why We Hunted the Higgs (TEDxTUM)
This presentation was given at TEDxTUM 2015 in front of a large public audience and was recorded and published on the TEDxTUM site, as well as on their YouTube channel. It attempts to answer the question of why we do basic research by describing it as a necessary facet of human survival.
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Cosmos para o Ensino Básico
The book brings a language aimed at the young audience with a bit of humor, and super illustrated. The book deals with some mysteries, interesting stories and important concepts for lovers of the universe. Braille version also linked below.
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De quoi est fait l’Univers ?
Author: Letizia Diamante Primary and Middle school English and French
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3D-Printable Quadrupole Ion Trap
Quadrupole ion traps can be used to trap electrically charged particles. At CERN, the GBAR experiment at the antimatter factory uses this particle trap to store anti-hydrogen-ions. Below you can find building instruction for 3D-printable quadrupole ion trap capable of trapping electrically charged “macroscopic particles” such as cinnamon of lycopodium spores. The trap uses an…
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CMS Detector Assembly (17 minutes)
This 17-minute long animation shows the construction of the main structural components of CMS in the surface hall in Cessy and offers a detailed overview of the installation in the experimental cavern. Produced by: CERN Multimedia Production Unit Director: Silvano de Gennaro 17:00 min. / 01 June 2003
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Particle Builder Board Game
Particle builder is a particle physics board game developed by Lachlan McGinness, HarriLeinonen and Rowan McGinness. The game is designed to familiarise students (aged 16-18 years) in groups of 2-3 players with the elementary particles in the standard model. The game involves playing cards which represent elementary particles and comparing the properties of these elementary…
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3D-Printable Scattering Experiment
Scattering experiments (e.g. the gold foil experiment) are important research tools of nuclear and particle physics. They help us to study interactions between particles and to obtain information about the structure of matter. Below, we present activities using a mechanical 3D-printable scattering experiment. The activities include different difficulty levels, in which high-school students can study…
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Cloud Chamber – DIY manual
Particles coming from the universe are crossing the earth all the time – they are harmless but invisible to us. Cloud Chambers are detectors which make the tracks of the particles visible. Some decades ago these detectors were used at CERN in the first particle physics experiments. The following instructions will help you to build…
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Experience CERN 360: a web documentary
The “Experience CERN 360” web documentary (http://experience-cern360.fr) is a website in French developed by the CNRS, the CEA and the ExplorNova collaboration (CEA Irfu & iRélité/Capacités SAS) for the CERN 60th anniversary in 2014. 10 entry points marked by white icons on an aerial picture of the CERN area (with the main elements of the…
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How to build a cloud chamber
The cloud chamber is one of the oldest detectors for elementary particles. A simple type of a cloud chamber can be built with materials that are easy to purchase. This instruction shows how to build a cloud chamber and gives information on the traces left by particles as well as the particles themselves.