1. Collect the BBC news article off the front desk
Read it in silence
Now consider these questions – just think, don’t write
What could this finding mean?
Where have you heard the term neutrino before?
Why do scientists publish their findings?
Private Study
Homework
Calculations and time management

2. Particles and Antiparticles

4. Objectives To know what is meant by ‘antimatter’
To find out about the prediction of antimatter and places researching particle interactions
To produce a glossary of new terms

5. Antimatter – What is it?
Paul Dirac predicted (1928) the existence of antimatter that:
Annihilates the particle and itself if they meet
Has exactly the same mass
Has exactly the opposite charge

6. Construct II - Finding out about neutrinos
Use the PPARC leaflet on neutrinos
What is a neutrino?
Where do neutrinos come from?
Explain how neutrinos were used at Gargamelle to find out about the structure of protons and neutrons
How are neutrinos used by astrophysicists to study the sun?

7. Leptons

8. Can you add the anti particles?

9. Apply – New Terms Complete the word search
Use your text book to write a glossary of the terms you find
Let’s go over them

10. Some of the geeky antimatter things I found on the net….

12. Test your knowledge… What is a neutrino?
What is the anti particle of an electron?
What is the heaviest lepton?
How do we notate an anti particle?

13. Mark your Answers
A neutrino is a type of charge less and massless particle produced with beta decay
Positron
Tau Particle
With a bar above the symbol.

14. Finding out about anti-matter
Construct I
Using the computers produce your own article on antimatter, what it is, and what it shows.
Finding out about anti-matter

15. Review To know what is meant by ‘antimatter’
To find out about the prediction of antimatter and places researching particle interactions
To produce a glossary of new terms