Education:
Online Resources
Fusion and Plasma Physics
FuseEdWeb: Fusion Energy Education
A Webby-award-winning site sponsored by LLNL and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory with information and links to the world of fusion and plasma physics.
A Webby-award-winning site sponsored by LLNL and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory with information and links to the world of fusion and plasma physics.
Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
A comprehensive physics education Website from the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP), with posters and detailed information on fusion, plasmas, and energy sources. Includes links to other CPEP Websites on nuclear science, fundamental particles and interactions, and the history and fate of the universe.
A comprehensive physics education Website from the Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP), with posters and detailed information on fusion, plasmas, and energy sources. Includes links to other CPEP Websites on nuclear science, fundamental particles and interactions, and the history and fate of the universe.
General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion education resources for teachers and students from National Ignition Campaign participant General Atomics.
Fusion education resources for teachers and students from National Ignition Campaign participant General Atomics.
The Coalition for Plasma Science
Basic information about plasmas and a range of resources for teachers and students.
Basic information about plasmas and a range of resources for teachers and students.
Super Laser at the NIF Educator Guide
A resource for using QUEST video and audio in the classroom.
A resource for using QUEST video and audio in the classroom.
Lasers and Photon Science
Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser
Scientific American shows how to use a laser pointer and a few other items to build an experiment you can do at home that illustrates the odd phenomenon known as quantum erasure.
Scientific American shows how to use a laser pointer and a few other items to build an experiment you can do at home that illustrates the odd phenomenon known as quantum erasure.
Optics for Teens
Learn about optics—the "science of light"—on this Website sponsored by the Optical Society of America. Includes experiments, career information, and resources for teachers and students.
Learn about optics—the "science of light"—on this Website sponsored by the Optical Society of America. Includes experiments, career information, and resources for teachers and students.
HoloKids
Holographer Frank DeFreitas explains how to use a laser to make holograms. His Website has a wealth of information on holograms and lasers.
Holographer Frank DeFreitas explains how to use a laser to make holograms. His Website has a wealth of information on holograms and lasers.
Optics for Kids
Interactive activities and resources for students sponsored by Optical Research Associates.
Interactive activities and resources for students sponsored by Optical Research Associates.
More Information
Ask a Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory/Office of DOE Science Education
The ABCs of Nuclear Science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
Fusion Basics, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
International Tokamak Experimental Reactor—U.S.
Particle Physics Education and Information Sites