The Data Portfolio is a compendium of particle physics classroom activities organized by Data Strand, Level of student engagement, Curriculum Topics and NGSS Standards. Follow the links provided for information about using the Data Portfolio to plan your students’ experience. Level descriptions explain the data analysis skills that students apply at each level: tasks in Level 0 are simpler than those in Levels 1 and 2. Click on the links below to learn more.
We encourage you to visit this webpage often as we frequently update it with new activities and resources. Examples include adding an activity that incorporates data from World Wide Data Day, Spanish language translations of several activities, and activities that support data science through coding skills development either as stand-alone activities or as a resource for existing DAP activities.
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| Activity Name | Data Strand | Level | Curriculum Topics | NGSS Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z Mass Spreadsheet ExtensionStudents use spreadsheet coding to determine the Z Mass for a large data set. |
LHC | Level 2 | Conservation Laws, Nature of Matter, Skill: Coding, Skill: Histograms, Special Relativity, Standard Model | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
CMS Masterclass WZH-pathStudents are physicists for a day at a university or lab where they work with physicists to learn how to analyze real particle physics data in the form of event displays. |
LHC | Level 2 | Conservation Laws, Nature of Matter, Skill: Histograms, Skill: Uncertainty | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Heisenberg's LaserThe students will investigate the relationship between uncertainty in momentum and the uncertainty in position and how these relate to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. |
Cosmic Ray, LHC, Neutrino | Level 2 | Quantum Mechanics, Skill: Developing Models, Skill: Graphing, Skill: Uncertainty | 4, 5, 8 |
Clone of Calculate the Z MassStudents use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the Z mass from event displays. |
LHC | Level 2 | Conservation Laws, Nature of Matter, Spanish Language, Special Relativity, Standard Model, Skill: Coding, Skill: Developing Models, Skill: Uncertainty | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Cosmic Ray e-LabStudents experience the excitement of scientific collaboration in this series of investigations into high-energy cosmic rays. |
Cosmic Ray | Level 3 | Instrumentation, Nature of Matter, Skill: Developing Models, Skill: Histograms, Skill: Uncertainty | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
CMS e-LabStudents have an opportunity to learn how to analyze data to calibrate the CMS detector and participate in discovery science (as particle physicists do). |
LHC | Level 3 | Conservation Laws, Instrumentation, Nature of Matter, Skill: Histograms, Skill: Uncertainty | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Research Using CodingThis activity provides techniques for guiding students doing an independent research project. |
Cosmic Ray, LHC, Neutrino | Level 4 | Skill: Coding, Skill: Developing Models | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |