A report on one of the potentially most important discoveries of the new millennium, along with a summary of the standard model of particle physics.

A very detailed introduction to nuclear science.

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 as well as about particle research.

A thorough discussion covering all aspects of antimatter.

A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus.

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).

An overview of bremsstrahlung (or stopping radiation). From The Particle Detector BriefBook.

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.

From The Particle Detector BriefBook.

A collection of links to assorted sites with educational material in these three forms of mechanics.

A non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists; at Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering.

Introductory information on particle decays produced by the Stanford Linear Accelerator.

The FAQ (from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab) is not very extensive, but it has an impressive Glossary.

For students, educators, visitors.

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.

Fusion Energy Educational Web Site at LLNL

Leads to several excellent resources which teach about fusion.

An introduction to the principles of fusion geared towards high school students. Posters in various languages also available for download or ordering.

resources for teachers and students; links to a more technical GAT fusion site

Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs.

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.

A set of simulations to illustrate the historical models of atomic structure and the behavior of light.

Introductory information on leptons (electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos).

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 the show and a link for ordering the video. Requires Java-enabled browser.

A free E-Learning course on nuclear physics, covering the grammar school curriculum of atomic and nuclear physics. It features a glossary. Also, has practice examinations and forum board, which require free registration.

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.

Interactive online demonstration: Play the role of a control-room operator at Sweden's Kärnobyl nuclear power plant, and try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.

Covers five major application fields: food irradiation, industry, medicine, space, and electricity.

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.

An introduction. For Standard Model information, click on the third item in the index. The site provides brief descriptions of a variety of particle physics topics.

Educational information on plasma applications including controlled fusion.

Frequently used terms in plasmas physics and fusion energy research.

Extensive content on 21st century particle physics and the role of particle colliders.

Atoms to quarks, quantum physics, the big bang, and newer theories about matter.

Information provided by SLAC for informing the general public about particle physics.

Summary of decay modes and their probabilities.

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 "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions.

An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom."

Overview of elementary particle physics experiments and research at Fermilab.

A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age.

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.

Explore radioactive decay and half-life with radioactive sources, screens and a geiger detector.

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.

From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.

From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.