EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

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Learn more about the basics of particle physics and have a look at the CERN Summer Students Lecture Program with resources for everyone with some knowledge background



RESOURCES TO HELP UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE BASICS OF PARTICLE PHYSICS:


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A shortlist of educational resources from the world's largest particle physics laboratory:

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The fundamentals of matter and force, by Berkley Lab.

A colourful resource that breaks down all the basics 

into bite-sized chunks under the following titles:



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resents an overview of particle physics and the work going on at CERN in comic book form.

   The pdf scan available online was last reviewed in 2001, so is now getting a little dated, but still has an accessible way of digesting the basics. 

Finally, test your just-acquired knowledge with this Particle Identifier game! 


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Physics Education Research facility at CERN. It also has plenty of classroom activities on its websites, many
 of which can be done at home. We particularly like:

  • Build your own ATLAS model (instructions for the detailed model are only in German but the template could be used to build a basic model.)

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A map of CERN and the ATLAS detector created 
in the popular game Minecraft!

The ATLAScraft project is organised by researchers 

at the University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham. There is also a Youtube demonstration 

of the project here. 


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An online activity where students have the chance to ask questions to scientists and vote for their favourite to win £500! It is free for UK schools and runs throughout      term-time.

Apply now to take part during the autumn term!

Read about Ed's experience as the winner of the March 2020 competition here.


RESOURCES FOR THOSE WITH SOME BACKGROUND:


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The full 2019 CERN Summer Student Lecture Programme can be found on either CDS or indico.
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For those aged 16 - 18. The LPPP aims to give you a feel for the basic physics and experimental techniques 
involved in particle physics research.
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​​There is also the CERN Courier, a magazine reporting on news and opinion from the world of particle physics: experiments, theory, accelerators, computing and beyond.

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A joint Fermilab/SLAC publication. The Symmetry Magazine makes keeping up with the latest 
Particle Physics news and is an easy read.
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