Resources for Masterclasses
This page contains information about useful resources for organisers of Particle Physics Masterclasses.
If you have suggestions for additional resources or resources which you are willing to share (e.g. powerpoint presentations, software etc.) please contact the STFC Schools Officer . These will then be made available, either as downloads from this page or as weblinks.
Software
Identifying Interesting Events at LEP (fore-runner to LHC)
http://www.hep.man.ac.uk/u/events/home.html
Hands on CERN
http://hands-on-cern.physto.se/
A Keyhole to the Birth of Time
http://keyhole.web.cern.ch/keyhole//Welcome.html
Lancaster Particle Physics Software Package
http://lppp.lancs.ac.uk/
CERN LEP Simulator Applet
http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/masterclass/Acc_sim2/simulator.html
CERN RF Cavity simulator
http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/Microcosm/RF_cavity/ex.html
CERN LHC Game
http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/microcosm/LHCGame/LHCGame.html
Resources Available from STFC for the Masterclasses
A full list of publications and an on-line order form is available.
The following resources are generally available and may be useful for Masterclasses.
Suggested order per school attending
2 copies of A1 Poster 'A Tunnel to the Beginning of Time' (ATLAS Detector under construction)
5 copies of 'Big Questions: Big Experiment' (The LHC)A5 leaflet/A2 poster
5 copies of The Little Book of Big Bang (LHC cartoon book)
1 copy of 'World of Particles' (CERN Cartoon Booklet)
Copies of wallcharts and leaflet published by PPARC are still available for download as PDF files from the STFC website
Other Resources and Links
RHUL Particle Physics Summary Sheets - double-sided A4 sheets for student use and A3 posters.
http://www.pp.rhul.ac.uk/hep/hep_handouts.html
Teaching Resources from CERN – includes some Powerpoint Presentations
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Content/Chapters/Education/OnlineResources/OnlineResources-en.html
Link to European Masterclasses
http://www.physicsmasterclasses.org/mc.htm