A-Level Particles with Dr Ben Still

Update: 2024-11-15

Description

We catch up with teacher and author Dr Ben Still to get tips on how to address Particles at A-Level.

The podcast starts with the sad news that Robin is finding it impossible to make enough time for the podcast in his new job – he is stepping back for the time being and will contribute again when he feels he can. He actually joined to contribute to this episode in his 30 minutes of free time but then his internet died before he said a word. Sad times.

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Dr Ben Still worked with neutrinos on the T2K experiment before writing the lego book on Particle Physics and then seeing the light and going in to teaching. Like Thomas, Rosie has no background in Particle Physics and had a few questions for Ben which he was kind enough to answer.

Links

Dr Ben Still

Quarkle Card Game (Pre-printed Deck)

Quarkle Card Game (Printable version from resources shared by Matthew Benyohai)

CERN’s Contribution to Society

Dry Ice on-line – but don’t forget this is easily made for free (and bonus awe and wonder) on-site with protective guantlets, an expired CO₂ fire extinguisher and a tote bag.

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Please share ideas or successes – or indeed questions by messaging us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/physicstp.bsky.social . You can also message us via our website contact form on every page of the web site at the.physicsteachingpodcast.com, or email using the address given in the podcast (if we remember). We are moving away from X but can be found there as @physicstp.

Music

Season 7: Physics Is Our Business by Miracles of Modern Science.

Seasons 5 and 6: Crescents by Ketsa.

Seasons 3 and 4: Disco Sheik by Podington Bear.
Seasons 1 and 2: One legged equilibrist polka by Circus Homunculus.
Occasionally we also use Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith.

The music is used under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License

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