Quarks and Particle Physics

For further information about topics covered in 'I'd like to tell you about… Quarks', click on the following links:

The Particle Adventure

Particle physics is about more than just quarks. This site provides an interactive tour of the entire world of particle physics. There are also posters and classroom activities.

http://particleadventure.org/index.html

The Large Hadron Collider at Cern

The LHC will be the world's most powerful particle accelerator, smashing protons into each other and watching what particles are produced in the collision. This UK website has resources for students and teachers.

http://www.lhc.ac.uk/index.html

Particle Physics UK

This is a good starting point if you want to know more about particle physics. If you stay within the site you will find loads of background material, or click on 'study' to browse some of the best websites.

http://www.particlephysics.ac.uk/