Instructional Video1:31
Next Animation Studio

Explainer: What is the Higgs Boson?

12th - Higher Ed
In 2012, scientists working at the CERN particle physics laboratory near Geneva proved the existence of the Higgs boson particle, the “visible manifestation of the Higgs field.” <b<br/>r/>

Instructional Video30:36
The Wall Street Journal

Art for the Masses

Higher Ed
Dustin Yellin has a vision for the museum of tomorrow: a blend of exhibitions, workshops and residencies open to creative thinkers and tinkerers from around the world. Hear how Pioneer Works is reshaping how spectators engage with art.
Instructional Video6:02
Professor Dave Explains

Quantum Gravity and Gravitons: The Search for a Theory of Everything

9th - Higher Ed
We've gone through some of the main advancements in modern physics, which brings us to the here and now! What are physicists currently working on? One huge area of interest is developing a quantum field theory for the gravitational...
Instructional Video1:03
Next Animation Studio

Electron-ion collider project could reveal atomic nuclei mysteries

12th - Higher Ed
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has endorsed the development of a multi-million-dollar particle accelerator project.
Instructional Video7:02
Professor Dave Explains

The Standard Model of Particle Physics

9th - Higher Ed
Once you start learning about modern physics, you start to hear about weird particles like quarks and muons and neutrinos. What are all these things? Why are there so many? How do we know they exist? What do they do? Within lies the...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Exploring the Van de Graaff Generator

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video is a demonstration and explanation of a Van de Graaff generator, an electronic device that creates static electricity. The video aims to teach viewers about the concept of static electricity and the role of Van de Graaff...
Instructional Video3:36
TED-Ed

How Does an Atom-Smashing Particle Accelerator Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Address the question that physics learners are burning to know the answer to: How does an atom-smashing particle accelerator work? The LHC or Large Hadron Collider is introduced as a tool for uncovering the mysterious rules that govern...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from Discovering Women profiles Fermilab physicist and Harvard professor Melissa Franklin. [4:08]
Instructional Video
Other

Colliding Particles: Hunting the Higgs

9th - 10th
An episode from a documentary series that follows a team of physicists conducting research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. [5:29]
Instructional Video
Other

Cern: The Time Machine: The Lhc Adventure Is a Journey Through Time

9th - 10th
How is CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) a time machine? View this video introduction to the LHC and its role in helping us understand the universe's origins fifteen billion years ago. [11:00]
Instructional Video
Other

Cern: Superconducting Magnets

9th - 10th
This video explains how the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) utilizes superconducting magnets to accelerate and collide protons. Video must be downloaded; various formats are available. [23:00]