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Physicists have a big goal in mind—to understand the nature of the entire universe and everything in it! To reach that goal, they observe and measure natural events seen on Earth and in the universe, and then develop theories, using mathematics, to explain why those phenomena occur. Physicists take on the challenge of explaining events that happen on the grandest scale imaginable to those that happen at the level of the smallest atomic particles. Their theories are then applied to human-scale projects to bring people new technologies, like computers, lasers, and fusion energy.
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Watch this video to visit the largest international particle physics laboratory in the world—CERN—where physicists smash atomic particles together in a 16 mile circular loop that passes through two countries.
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Active Learning:?Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving:?Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Learning Strategies:?Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Core Tasks
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Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.
Analyze data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena.
Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.
Design computer simulations to model physical data so that it can be better understood.
Write research proposals to receive funding.
Teach physics to students.
Report experimental results by writing papers for scientific journals or by presenting information at scientific conferences.
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