Particle Physics Education and Information sites:

Introduction: The Particle Adventure - an interactive tour of particle physics for everyone: the basics of theory and experiment. Virtual Visitor Center  of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Guided Tour of Fermilab , - A virtual tour of Fermilab with overviews of several aspects of Particle Physics. Probing Particles  - a comprehensive and straight-forward introduction to particle physics. Big Bang Science  - approaches particle physics starting from the theoretical origin of the universe. History of Neutrinos  - everything you ever wanted to know about neutrinos. Hands-On CERN  - an introduction to particle physics theory and experiments. The World of Beams  Physics 2000  - an interactive journey that touches on quantum physics. A bibliography  of Particle Physics Educational Materials - a listing of useful books and articles. Particle Data Group  - an international group that summarizes and reviews particle physics. CERN Courier  - Latest news of Particle Physics Searching for the Building Blocks of Matter  - an online exhibit on Fermilab's successful search for the bottom and top quarks. Fermilab's Chain of Accelerators  - A site that explains the accelerators at Fermilab. Anatomy of the Detector  - A video about how the CDF detector works. Inquiring Minds  - The science of matter, space and time. The Second String Theory Revolution  - a theorist takes us through the ideas and technical aspects of superstrings. The Official String Theory Web Site  - Learn about the all the different facets of Super String Theory "It's the 21st century --- time to feed your brain!" Experiments: The ALEPH  experiment - a particle detector studying the decays of the Z boson at LEP (CERN) The OPAL  experiment - also studying Z boson decay at LEP (CERN): Detector , Events  The ATLAS  and CMS  Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. DØ  and CDF  Physics Summaries - "plain English" summaries of results and publications. Discoveries: Neutrino Mass  discovered at Super-Kamiokande. Discovery of Top Quark Announced Fermilab press release Background  National Laboratory Education Programs: Fermilab  - read articles describing the lab, what it does, and the programs it provides. Don't miss High energy Physics Made Painless , as well as their pages for educators  and students . Stanford  Linear Accelerator Center - describes the Center's studies and some accelerator basics. Also, check out theirVirtual Visitor Center  - very cool. Brookhaven National Laboratory  - provides educational programs in conjunction with the Lab. Jefferson Lab  (CEBAF) - internships and classroom resources Berkeley Center for Particle Astrophysics  - a description of the center's research. Physics and Education at Cornell's CESR  - virtual tours of experiments, as well as info on fundamentals and theory. Women and Minorities in the Sciences: 4000 Years of Women in Science  - history and biographies of prominent female scientists. Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics  - cites their work and publications. Women in Science  - history and biographies of prominent female scientists. African Americans in the Sciences  - profiles from the past and present Other Interesting Educational and Informational Sites: General Physics: Physics Central - Learn how your world works. The American Physical Society's site for the public. IPPEX  - interactive pages on fusion, matter, energy, magnetism, and energy. The ABC's of Nuclear Science  - a brief introduction to Nuclear Science, looking at Antimatter, Beta rays, Cosmic connection and much more. PhysicsWeb: The Internet Guide To Physics  - an excellent site with expansive links. University of Oregon Virtual Laboratory  - a library of Java applets which illustrate different fields of physics, including Mechanics, Energy and the Environment, Astrophysics, and Thermodynamics. Exploring Gravity  - a good tutorial including history and three tracks for all levels of curiosity. Cambridge Relativity  - focuses on different known and theoretical characteristics of our cosmos, plus a section on quantum gravity. Help: UC Berkeley Interactive Physics Problem Set  - a series of questions on general physics. U. C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations  - a collection of diagrams for constructing physics demonstrations. News: Physlink  - history, news, humor, and a lot more. Physical Review Focus  - a few chosen articles from physics news. "Top" University Scientists Do Teach - a New York Times article showing that university professors do succeed in teaching at the same time as they do ground breaking research. Organizations.: American Physical Society  Education Programs - general info on their committees and academic activities. American Institute of Physics  Education Newsletter - "summarizes information on resources, national initiatives, outreach programs, grants, professional development opportunities, and publications related to physics and science education." (AIP) Also check out their Physics News Update , an archived weekly account of new discoveries. Physical Science Resource Center  - sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Misc.: Hands on Universe  - pictures from optical and radio telescopes, taken by student request. Nobel Laureates  in Physics 1901-present - descriptions of the discoveries and the people that won the award. Albert Einstein Online  - everything you ever wanted to know about one of the world's foremost physicists. The Laws List  - laws, rules, principles, effects, paradoxes, limits, constants, & experiments. DiscoverySchool.com  - projects, programs, and television shows which often deal with science and physics. Computer Simulation Methods  - a forum for the use of computers for understanding physics. Links: Sonoma State University's Top Quark  Activity Introduction - an exercise showing you how to use conservation of momentum and energy to calculate the mass of the Top quark. Humor: QuarkDance.org! - See adorable, cute, quarks shake their bottoms as they bounce around to some fun, mind-numbingly cool music. If you know of other humorous particle  physics websites, let us know!