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In almost all the reform-based documents, models have consistently been recognized as one of the major unifying ideas that transcend disciplinary boundaries and pervade all scientific, mathematical, and technological fields. Hestenes (1987) describes a model as a representation of structure in a physical system.He also states that a model is a substitute object, a conceptual representation of a real thing. A number of science educators suggest that “models of simulations” offer considerable

The main aim of the ‘Inquiring the Ghost Particle’ demonstrator is to improve pupils’ enjoyment of and attainment in science via inquiry-based investigations. The demonstrator’s objective is to introduce students to the most recent discoveries in the field of particle physics research and enhance their development of inquiry skills by engaging them in reflective processes on the way of scientific inquiry throughout the history of particle physics. This is achieved by providing opportunities for