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This presentation takes a tour of CERN and tries to explain why it is worth spending so much money on one experiment. It then delves into particle physics, looking at sub-atomic particles to offer analogies for what these particles are.  The session  focuses on {{tag|whole class}} {{tag|dialogue}} and {{tag|higher order}} thinking skills as well as exploring scientific {{tag|language}}. This 4th session and the next are together the most theoretically complex and they present challenges to young peoples world views. As such they are led as much by their {{tag|questions}} as by the presentation.
This presentation offers a tour of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and explains why it is worth spending money on one experiment. It then delves into particle physics, looking at sub-atomic particles to offer analogies for what these particles are.  The session  focuses on {{teachtag|whole class}} {{teachtag|dialogue}} and {{teachtag|higher order}} thinking skills as well as exploring scientific {{teachtag|language}}. This 4th session and the 5th are together the most theoretically complex and they present challenges to young peoples world views. As such they are led as much by their {{teachtag|questioning|questions}} as by the presentation.

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This presentation offers a tour of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and explains why it is worth spending money on one experiment. It then delves into particle physics, looking at sub-atomic particles to offer analogies for what these particles are. The session focuses on whole class(ta) dialogue(ta) and higher order(ta) thinking skills as well as exploring scientific language(ta). This 4th session and the 5th are together the most theoretically complex and they present challenges to young peoples world views. As such they are led as much by their questions(ta) as by the presentation.