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The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX) - http://ippex.pppl.gov/
The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Also has an "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions. |
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Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe - http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/
A thorough discussion covering all aspects of antimatter. |
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Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP) - http://www.cpepweb.org/
A product of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. Charts, brochures, web features, and classroom activities present the current understanding of cosmic rays, radiation, particle physics, fission, fusion, and similar topics. Award-winning site. |
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Quantum Universe - http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/
Extensive content on 21st century particle physics and the role of particle colliders. |
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ABC's of Nuclear Science - http://www.lbl.gov/abc/
A comprehensive introduction to nuclear science-- antimatter, beta rays, cosmic radiation, radioactivity, the difference between fission and fusion, and the structure of the nucleus, for starters. Site also provides access to reference and teaching materials and experiments. From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Uses frames. |
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Big Bang Science - http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/public/bigbang/part1.html
Site seeks to explain the origins of matter and current high-energy research regarding the conditions of the early universe. The information presented here is published in booklet form by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC). |
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Nuclear Science and Technology and How It Influences Your Life - http://www.aboutnuclear.org
Covers five major application fields: food irradiation, industry, medicine, space, and electricity. |
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FAQ about Fusion Research - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/faq.html
The FAQ (from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab) is not very extensive, but it has an impressive Glossary. |
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Visual Quantum Mechanics - http://phys.educ.ksu.edu/
Instructional units that introduce quantum physics to high school and college students who do not have a background in modern physics or higher level math using interactive computer programs and digital multimedia in an activity based environment. |
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Fusion FAQ Glossary - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/Glossary/glossary.html
USENET FAQ glossary on fusion energy. |
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Fermilabyrinth - http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/labyrinth/
A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the scientific ideas they explore. Has a special section for teachers. |
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Atom Builder - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/
A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus. |
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OnScreen Particle Physics - http://www.onscreen-sci.com
A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download. |
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http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html
Introductory information on leptons (electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos). |
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Meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Documentary - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/
Companion site to the PBS show of the same name. Covers "How a Nuclear Reactor Works" and "What Happened," showing the series of events that took place on March 28, 1979. Useful for a quick lesson about Three Mile Island. Also has teacher's guide to the show and a link for ordering the video. Requires Java-enabled browser. |
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Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration - http://www.ida.liu.se/~her/npp/demo.html
Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios. |
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CHESS X-ray Visions - http://www.chess.cornell.edu/pubs/xrybrchr/
Celebration of 100 years since the discovery of X-rays. Elaborates on uses of x-rays and details the research conducted with the CHESS synchrotron located below the Cornell campus. |
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http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html
Introductory information on particle decays produced by the Stanford Linear Accelerator. |
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Timeline of the Nuclear Age - http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/timeline/
A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age. |
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Nuclear Power - http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm
Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island. |
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Introduction to Particle Physics - http://blueflag.phys.yorku.ca/yhep/main.html
Beginners guide to particle physics. |
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"God Particle" Possibly Discovered - http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/higgs.html
A report on one of the potentially most important discoveries of the new millennium, along with a summary of the standard model of particle physics. |
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What is Antimatter? - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-antimatter-2002-01-24
Experts posit an answer to the question based on modern theories of particle physics. |
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Nuclear Physics - http://www.online-academy.org/virtualclassroom/nphysics/
A free E-Learning course on nuclear physics, covering the grammar school curriculum of atomic and nuclear physics. It features a glossary. Also, has practice examinations and forum board, which require free registration. |
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How Stuff Works: How Atom Smashers Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom-smasher.htm
Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs. |