Feel free to copy, paste, modify, link from your web page...and tell the world that this page was built by Maria Eric Antonio Diana José Jozef
We would like to thank two wise men, Mike and Rolf, who provided us with their invaluable comments.
Feedbacks are welcome. Also donations are accepted.:-)
Lesson
three:Matter and antimatter
Objectives
1. To learn about particles and antiparticles and to critically appraise
“scientific” facts
2. To study / understand relationship between mass and energy (E=mc2)
3. To know some applications for elementary particles and anti-matter
Activities:
1. Pupils generate list of things we know and don’t know about anti-matter
2. Pupils to answer Questions (True or False) on antimatter bomb (referring
to Dan’s Brown web site & using CERN information resources)
3. Pupils to write a list of what they would need for anti-matter bomb
(If time allows, teacher to inform pupils about bubble chamber and its role in discovery of anti-matter (CERN to make bubble chamber web site applicable for this lesson) OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: pupils to make cloud chamber).
1. Pupils to search for themselves information relevant to medical applications
of elementary particles (look for techniques, medical outcomes, etc.)
2. Pupils to give presentation to the classroom
Plenary
Teachers to discuss information on elementary particles using web-based
CERN platform (incl. PET, Protontherapy, etc.).
- Example of anti-matter production (for
pupils and teachers)
- “A PET SCANNER
4 teachers”
 |
How does PET work? Click
here to see a shockwave movie. |
 |
How are positrons generated?
Click here. |
