Particle Physics & Science Club | STEM / STEAM Ongoing Club

In this ongoing weekly club, we'll explore a wide variety of topics in particle physics and science research! 
Topics to be investigated include:
1. New developments in particle physics and astrophysics 
2. News about science research and innovative science-based businesses
3. Citizen science projects
4. Award-winning and historically significant physics/science researchers and their work

The suggested pre-requisite for this club is the Quantum Frontiers course, or some prior knowledge and familiarity with atoms, molecules & the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The Quantum Frontiers course is listed below (please copy-paste this link into a browser to view): 
https://outschool.com/classes/quantum-frontiers-dark-matter-dark-energy-antimatter-and-the-standard-model-of-p-6XA2l5Tl#us9fIT1FTd

Each club session will have a specified curriculum, plus there will be time for student discussion and sharing of student interests. There are a total of 26 unique class sessions, described below. This club aims to create a community of young learners excited to discuss and explore physics/science concepts!

Course topics are listed below:

Club Schedule - Presentation Topics 
Session 1 
- The new James Webb Space Telescope
- Mission to Uranus and Neptune to find Dark Matter?

Session 2
- New developments in understanding the Higgs particle 
- College students develop a new way to recycle PVC

Session 3 
- Transparent Solar Cell technology - Ubiquitous Technology
- Citizen Science Project: Solar Jet Hunter

Session 4 
- Introduction to the Graviton (a proposed but unproven gravity particle) and String Theory
- Exploring Electron Scanning Microscopes

Session 5 
- Review of the 4 fundamental forces of the universe (Gravity, Electromagnetic Force, Strong Force, Weak Force)
- Dwarf Stars: red, yellow, brown and white. 

Session 6 
- Exploring Black Holes: definitions, origins and types
- Time allowing: Research atomic elements of the Periodic Table

Session 7 
- Review of the Electromagnetic Force and modern inventions utilizing it
- Discuss a new Electric Motor design by a 17 year old student inventor

Session 8 
- Exploration of Radioactivity: Alpha Particles, Beta Particles and Gamma Rays
- Discussion about Carbon Dating

Session 9
- Explore spectroscopy and spectrometers
- Learn about the history of the Periodic Table and the use of spectroscopy to identify elements 
- Learn about the uses of spectroscopy in astrophysics (to identify elements on different planets and stars), in science research and in products (like the Apple Watch)

Session 10 
- Citizen Science Project: Galaxy Zoo - help categorize images of distant galaxies
- Webb Telescope images

Session 11 
- Exploring Wormholes, Black Holes and Einstein's General Theory of Relativity

Session 12 
- The Discovery of Graphene, the first 2-dimensional material to be manufactured
- New developments in other 2-dimensional materials

Session 13 
- NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) Mission
- Near-Earth Objects and how NASA tracks them

Session 14 
- Circular Economy concepts; Linear Economy compared to Circular Economy
- Examples of Circular Economy products and processes; students brainstorm ideas for Circular products

Session 15 
- Nobel Prize Winners in Physics 2022 - The first photon entanglement experiments
- Concepts of quantum entanglement and quantum teleportation; discuss the fields of quantum information science & quantum computing

Session 16 
- Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry 2022 
- Click Chemistry & Bioorthogonal Reactions innovations

Session 17 
- The Earthshot Prize and latest winners
- Innovations in restoring the environment and protecting the planet

Session 18 
- The Invention Convention
- Exploring inventions made by young inventors

Session 19 
- NASA New Study: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
- Scientists begin developing framework for evaluation Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)

Session 20 
- NASA Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
- Earth gravity assist 

Session 21 
- The SMASH Theory of Particle Physics
- Research to possibly expand The Standard Model of Particle Physics

Session 22
- Concept of Biomimicry
- Amazing inventions influenced by nature's design and processes

Session 23 
- Using Quantum Computers to research quantum interactions
- Using Quantum Computers to simulate a wormhole 

Session 24 
- Exploring Gravity: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation & Einstein's General Theory of Relativity

Session 25
- Student presentations on self-selected physics topics (participation optional)
- Exploring NASA's Kennedy Space Center and teacher's research project

Session 26
- The search for habitable planets