Z Mass Spreadsheet Extension

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Submitted by Dmroudebush on Sun, 09/10/2023 - 09:19

Students use spreadsheet coding to determine the Z Mass for a large data set.

Particle Transformations

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Submitted by Dmroudebush on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 08:03

Students discover the rules of particle transformations using transformation diagrams.

Making Tracks II

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Submitted by Dmroudebush on Mon, 09/21/2020 - 10:51

Students analyze tracks in a bubble chamber.

Making Tracks I

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Submitted by Dmroudebush on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 13:31

Students analyze tracks in a cloud chamber.

The Case of the Hidden Neutrino

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Submitted by kcecire on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 18:47

Students use momentum conservation to examine the decay of top-antitop pairs to determine what is missing from the event.

Shuffling the Particle Deck

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Submitted by kcecire on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 14:47

Teams of students organize cards depicting fundamental particles based on their characteristics. This activity is a foundation for learning about the Standard Model and parallels the methods used by scientists to organize the elements into the period table.

Calculate the Top Quark Mass

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Submitted by xeno on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:47

Students use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the top mass from event displays.

Quark Workbench 2D/3D

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Submitted by xeno on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:47

Students use Standard Model rules to build hadrons and mesons from quarks.

Calculate the Z Mass

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Submitted by xeno on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:47

Students use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the Z mass from event displays.