General
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Welcome to this particle physics course for high-school students – a research-based product of CERN’s Physics Education Research team. It contains 16 chapters with videos and quizzes and covers a core curriculum that introduces you to fundamental questions, such as “What is a particle?” or “What are charges and interactions?”, leading to more applied questions, such as “What is a particle accelerator?” and “What is a particle detector?”.
- Total length: 4 hours
- Target audience: High-school students aged 14-18 years
- Order: Following the original chapter sequence is recommended, as the concepts build progressively on one another.
- Certificate: To qualify for a digital certificate, complete all chapters and submit the accompanying quizzes. The quizzes are self-grading, provide immediate feedback, and include both single-choice (i.e., select the one correct answer) or multiple-choice (i.e., select all correct answers).
- Subtitles: Available in all languages! Simply switch on closed captions and select the auto-translation of the original subtitles in your preferred language.
- Additional course feature: DIY experiments that you can try out at home and further reading materials.
Watch the trailer to get an idea of what this course is all about:
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- Under 16? Please read the OpenLearn Create guidelines before enrolling — parental consent is required to create an account.