The+Six+Flavors+of+Quarks

media type="custom" key="6311649" Even though there are six flavors of quarks (//up, down, top, bottom, charm,// and //strange//) up and down quarks are the most important in the formation of matter. Below is an explanation of the main uses of //up// and //down// quarks.

This video explains how //up// and //down// quarks create a **proton**. Because of the need for an attractive visual explanation, we used ice cream. media type="file" key="proton.m4v" width="420" height="420"

Another video explaining the uses of //up// and //down// quarks, but this time for the explanation of **neutrons**. media type="file" key="neutron.m4v" width="420" height="420"

The videos star Ally McClure, with setup, supplying of ice cream, and directing by Julia Matesich, and Brittany Truscott as camerawoman and aid with props.