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Searching for the Building Blocks of Matter @ Fermilab - Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center


  How smashed are your atoms? Answer the questions and compare yourself with other visitors. 

Question Mark Poll Graphic What the heck is a Higgs boson anyway?
 A supersonic electric guitar.
 An atomic particle.
 A famous soccer player.

Hammer poll graphic What’s an atom smasher?
 A machine like a giant hammer that scientists use to separate atoms.
 A new fizzy fruit drink.
 A machine like a microscope that creates a lot of energy in a small space.

Stars poll graphic Why are scientists so interested in something no one has actually seen?
 Because the name Higgs bosons just sounds cool to talk about.
 Because Higgs bosons might unlock the key to the Universe.
 Because Dr. Higgs has brainwashed scientists into thinking of nothing else.


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