RuSTLe

RuSTLe (Rutherford Simulation for Teaching and Learning) is a teaching project with the aim of introducing a Nuclear Physics experiment (the Rutherford’s gold foil experiment), emphasizing the role and limits of models in physics.

Pages of the RuSTLe experience

• RuSTLe Abstract.

• RuSTLe Simulation.

• RuSTLe Tracker Analysis.

Example files

The following link provides an example video of the experimental activity in schools: Rustle_example.mp4 (1.3 MB)