Tag: Primary school level
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Local LHC Map
This online tool gives you a sense of scale for large particle accelerators. You can choose to place a ring of the size of the LHC, Tevatron or FCC on a map of your local area. Take screenshots to use in your presentations when you visit other cities, to show the locals how big the…
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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…
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CERN Brochure – CMS
A 2 page/double sided A4 brochure. This brochure introduces the CMS detector on the LHC at CERN. Topics covered include a brief introduction to CMS on the LHC, the fundamental questions it seeks to answer, detector parts and their purpose and basics on the collaboration. Printed copies may be ordered from the CERN Press Office.…
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CERN Brochure – CERN
A 2 page/double sided A4 brochure. This brochure introduces CERN and explains very briefly what scientists and researchers are doing there. Topics covered include definitions of basic particles and forces, a timeline of CERN milestones, particle accelerators, LHC and what it is designed to study, basic structure of particle detectors.