Sample Classroom Activities Notes - Teaching Strategies - Research Guidance - Sample Classroom Activities CHICOS Portable Cosmic Ray Detector Operation Manual Experiments 1-5 Manual describes switching sequence and operating hints, and includes five experiments for students who follow step-by-step procedures to study count rate vs. E W N S direction, angle with the horizontal,altitude (high and low) and in a tunnel or mine. Manual (PDF) Contact Bob Coutts, retired from Van Nuys High School, CA for more details. Mendon Muon Research Website has results of student research. "Resources for Teachers" contains internet activity packets, cosmic ray muon data, and instructions for analysis that may be useful to teachers planning a Standard Model unit and cosmic ray research for a high school physics class. Contact Joe Willie, Mendon High School, Pittsford, NY for more details. Add an Activity Contact Bob Peterson to provide a resource for your colleagues. Let Bob know if you are willing to include your e-mail so other teachers may contact you for help.