Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Acceleration of Particles
The process of particle acceleration is described. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of different concepts in particle physics.
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Dark Matter
Dark matter is still quite a mystery to scientists, who hope to learn more about it through experiments with particle accelerators. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of...
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Quarks
Quarks, described here, are particles of matter that cannot be further broken down. Thus they are called fundamental particles. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of...
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Dark Energy
Dark energy, described here, is the ultimate mystery for scientists. It is the force that is causing the expansion of the universe they believe. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs...
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: The Terascale
The terascale, described in this article, is a subatomic region that requires enormous amounts of energy in order to reach it. Scientists hope to be able to study it with the Large Hadron Collider. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mass Versus Weight
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the concept of weight and how it differs from mass, and then they have the opportunity to calculate the weight of an object from its mass.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Work and Power: Waterwheel
Investigating a waterwheel illustrates to students the physical properties of energy. They learn that the concept of work, force acting over a distance, differs from power, which is defined as force acting over a distance over some...