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NGSS 8: Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Mass of U.S. Pennies

Students create and interpret a histogram of penny masses.

CMS e-Lab

Students have an opportunity to learn how to analyze data to calibrate the CMS detector and participate in discovery science (as particle physicists do).

Cosmic Ray e-Lab

Students experience the excitement of scientific collaboration in this series of investigations into high-energy cosmic rays.

Calculate the Z Mass

Students use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the Z mass from event displays.