The New Explorers
Catching the Sun Sampler

Sampler Index- Teachers Guide - Table of Contents

Table of Contents

CHICAGO EXPLORERS PROGRAM

CREDITS

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE SCIENCE GOALS ADDRESSED IN UNIT

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Davis Experiment
The Sun
Other Neutrino Research Centers
Chadwick's Experiment
Future Illustrations

  1. Standard Model of Elementary Particles
  2. The Davis Experiment
  3. Chadwick's Experiment
  4. The Structure of the Sun
DEMONSTRATIONS
Detecting the Unseen
The Geiger Counter
The Cloud Chamber
Magnetic Deflection
Conservation of Momentum and the Discovery of the Neutrino
Magnet Trails
Figure Illustrations
  1. Geiger Tube
  2. Cloud Chamber
  3. Conservation of Momentum - Two balls
  4. Conservation of Momentum - Three balls
  5. Magnet Trails
ACTIVITIES
How Does the Universe Work? - Teacher Information
How Does the Universe Work? - Student Information
How Does the Universe Work? - Solution
A Laboratory Exercise in Indirect Measurement - Teacher Information
A Laboratory Exercise in Indirect Measurement - Student Information
A Laboratory Exercise in Fundamental Units - Teacher Information
A Laboratory Exercise in Fundamental Units - Student Information
A Laboratory Exercise in Half-Life - Teacher Information
A Laboratory Exercise in Half-Life - Student Information
Problem Set
Answer Set
Figure Illustrations
  1. Indirect Measurement - Circle Master
  2. Millikan Experiment - Raw Data
  3. Millikan Experiment - Sorted Data
  4. Semilog Graph Paper
CAREERS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH

FIELD TRIPS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY