THE GREAT CHALLENGE OF THE XXI CENTURY

About the project

Project head:

Silvya Stefanova Zacharieva, Varna, School of Mathematics„ D-r Peter Beron”,

Our project is included in the studying process.

What is the project theme?

Elementary particles and their interactions

What didactic purpose has the project?

• Expanding the knowledge and skills of the students

• Growth of cognitive activity of the students

• Forming and development of group working habits

• Forming of skills for processing large volumes of information

What skills does the work on the project form?

• Skills for analising different sources of information

• Assimilation of new ways to extract knowledge from these sources

• Skills for information processing

• Skills and habits for working in a group

What main questions/problems does the project put?

• Which are the elementary particles?

• What do we know about them?

• How do we study them?

• What makes the physicists excited?

• What do we expect to discover?

• The great challenge of the XXI century?

Additional qustions/problems form the school theme:

Are elementary particle experiments dangerous for the mankind?

Which themes from the school plan are connected to the project?

Physics textbook for 10th grade:

Theme: Elementary particles

Theme: From atom to space

Design of the project:

The project is designed as a web page.

What time did we spend on the project?

95 hours

What technical and program equpment was needed to complete the project?

Technics:

Computers, Printer, Flash cards, Internet and Conferent equipment.

Programs:

Programs for processing images, Web browser, E-mail, Mltimedia programs, Web site developing programs, Text processors.

Paper materials:

Textbooks, Metodical handbooks, Referance books and other literature.

Internet resources: