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Key Stage Three: Bright Light
In this Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Key Stage Three resource, students find out how scientists look at particles by inferring from evidence. Step-by-step instructions are given for making a simple 'particle camera' for students to make and use to describe how they can see what particles look like.
This section looks at how particles are accelerated in a particle accelerator, known as a synchrotron, to produce extremely bright light which is used to determine the structure of many different materials. The synchrotron is a very versatile scientific 'tool'. It spans many sciences including biology, chemistry, materials, physics, medicine, environmental and archaeometry. It allows many experiments to be carried out simultaneously.
A video clip shows a particle accelerator, the Synchrotron Radiation Source at the Daresbury Laboratory, and how it is used to look at many different materials including particles.
STFC is a part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) partnership of research councils.
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Background notes (teachers' notes) 45.12 KB
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Lesson plan (teachers' notes) 64.3 KB
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Teachers' notes 49 KB
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Granny goes shopping (student sheet) 602.02 KB
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Making a particle camera 102.25 KB
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Worksheet 35.26 KB
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Granny goes shopping (student sheet) 602.02 KB
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Making a particle camera 102.25 KB
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Worksheet 35.26 KB
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