It should be fairly self-evident that this category is for educating about nuclear and particle physics, from a physics teacher's or student's point of view. Educational materials of all types are welcome, especially those which explain this somewhat opaque subject in a clear way.
Sites related to 'issues' surrounding nuclear energy should probably be put in 'Society/Issues.'
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 th http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/
An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom." http://particleadventure.org
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). http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/pub/bigbang/part1.html
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. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm
A very comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy site related to fusion research. Provides a large number of links to institutions and organizations, and there is a special fusion education section too. http://wwwofe.er.doe.gov/
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. http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/labyrinth/
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. http://www.onscreen-sci.com/
A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/
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. Awar http://www.cpepweb.org/
Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs looks at these amazing devices and how the results they obtain tell us about the fundamental structure of matter, the forces holding it together and the origins of the universe. http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom-smasher.htm
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 http://ippex.pppl.gov/
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 mater http://www.lbl.gov/abc/
An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the electron--A collaboration between the Science Museum, London, and the Institute of Physics http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/electron/
The ATLAS Experiment is to be carried out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator facility of the CERN Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. Website is intended for people of all ages who are curious about fundamental particles and forces http://atlasexperiment.org/
An introduction to the principles of fusion geared towards high school students. Posters in various languages also available for download or ordering. http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/Chart.html
Describes the work of the Hampton University Particle Physics group in the ATLAS project as well as material and links for particle physics and general physics education. http://www.jlab.org/~cecire/hepathu.html
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. http://www.chess.cornell.edu/pubs/xrybrchr/
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. http://phys.educ.ksu.edu/
A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age. http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/timeline/
