Work in Progress: Resources to be added and grouped
| Topic | Resources |
|---|---|
| Standard model | Yes ( , ) |
| Sub-atomic particles |
Resources on Neutrinos
Resources associated with the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery that neutrinos have mass, may be useful in providing you with some background.
The resources include:
- The Nobel Prize website, which has links to a 6 page ‘popular’ description and a 20 page ‘advanced’ description.
- A PhysicsWorld blog looking at the implications with an engaging video of the physics of the discovery.
- ‘Sixty Symbols’ Youtube video An engaging video prepared after the announcement.
- Inside Science article announcing the Nobel Prize
- An Inside Science blog discussing the Nobel Prize.
Explaining the Higgs Boson
Youtube video by FermiLab Scientist, Don Lincoln 3.25 min
Video by Science journalist from The Guardian 4.30 min
NOVA: Science in the News – Higgs Boson
The Australian Academy of Science’s website: “Nova: Science in the news” contains curriculum resources about current science news. This topic has the title ‘One more piece in the puzzle of the universe – a Higgs-shaped one’. It considers questions such as ‘What is the Higgs boson? For that matter, what is a boson? and Why is this Higgs one so important?
Short article on Higgs Boson by Russell Downie, PLC 151 kB docx
Smashing Physics: A Royal Institution Youtube talk by Jon Butterworth from CERN
This is a talk on the Large Hadron Collider by one of the researchers. As with other RI lectures, it is engaging and personable, with background stories about the machine, science and the media. The speaker, Jon Butterworth, is introduced by his friend and colleague, Brian Cox. The full video goes for about 90 minutes with much time for very good questions from the young audience.
The Particle Adventure
Site about fundamental particles and forces by Berkeley U
Beyond the Atom: Remodelling Particle Physics: Activities from Perimeter Institute
Beyond the Atom: Remodelling Particle Physics, Second Edition Activities focus on Rutherford’s scattering experiment, patterns within the particle zoo, and the analysis of bubble chamber images. Students also investigate data and determine the mass of the Higgs boson; they delve into evidence for antimatter and visualise interactions between fundamental particles. Cutting-edge physics topics include neutrinos, the SNO detector, tetraquarks, pentaquarks, and the LHC. Using a combination of animations and interviews with particle physicists, this classroom resource also includes a 30-minute video, which covers the development of the Standard Model.