Abstract
We have developed a learning unit based on the Standard Model of particle physics, featuring novel typographic illustrations of elementary particles and particle systems. Since the unit includes antiparticles and systems of antiparticles, a visualization of anticolor charge was required. We propose an alternative to the commonly used complementary-color method, whereby antiparticles and antiparticle systems are identified through the use of stripes instead of a change in color. We presented our proposal to high school students and physics teachers, who evaluated it to be a more helpful way of distinguishing between color charge and anticolor charge.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 472 |
Pages (from-to) | 472-474 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The Physics Teacher |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 503013 Subject didactics of natural sciences
Keywords
- MODEL