QuarkNet Teacher Resources
Internet Resources
- An interactive internet opportunity for students to learn particle physics (maintained by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory): Particle Adventure
- This accelerator was used to find the top quark in 1993. It remains a source of information including interactive particle physics activities: Fermi National Laboratory
- Bring the excitement of the activities at CERN into your class. Many links to get information, ask questions, and monitor the progress on site through cameras. Make sure to visit "Microcosm" – an interactive site to learn more about particle physics:
Curriculum Integration
- Visit the CERN site dedicated to high school teachers. Slides and video of on-site teacher training available as well as other information and links to teachers happy to answer your questions.
- Teacher adapted and/or developed laboratories.
- Teacher Materials used in high school classrooms: The Big Particle Picture (PDF)
Cosmic Ray Detector
- Background
- Wrapping Paddle (PowerPoint)
- Set-up and Operation (PDF)
- Excel Graphing Data Analysis (PDF)
- Journal
Cosmic Ray Labs
- Plateau The Detector Paddles: Lab One (PDF)
- Detector Coincidence: Lab Two (PDF)
- Variation of Setector Angle: Lab Three (PDF)
- Muon Lifetime: Lab Four
Appendices
- Using Hyperterminal (PDF)
See Appendix G Only - Troubleshooting
- QuarkNet Center Teacher Application (PDF)
Presentations from QuarkNet 2012
- Introduction to QuarkNet (PDF)
- Introduction to Cosmic Ray Physics (PDF)
- Cosmic Ray Detector Hardware (PDF)
- Cosmic Ray Detector Software (PDF)
- Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Ray Experiments (PowerPoint)
- Cosmogenic Nuclides (PDF)
- Observation of the Higgs Boson (PowerPoint)
2005 Quark Net Talks
- Gino Bolla (PDF)
- Daniela Bortoletto (PDF)
- Ephraim Fischbach (PowerPoint)
- Matt Lister (PowerPoint)
Related Resources
Other Resources
- Particle Adventure Worksheets: sheet1 (PDF), sheet2 (PDF), sheet3 (PDF)
- CMS Experiment Overview Purdue Physics Funfest 2007 - Kirk Arndt - (PowerPoint) (Zipped file)
Last Updated: May 10, 2023 11:46 AM