Why are we surrounded by so much matter rather than antimatter? The video defines matter and anitmatter before explaining the properties of both and their relationship with each other.

Concepts

antimatter, matter

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Review the definition of matter before watching the video
• After the video, create a list of hypotheses for the final question

Classroom Considerations

• Public comments often contain inappropriate material that is visible to those watching in classrooms

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Offers closed captioning in 11 languages for the benefit of ELLs
• Fast paced, interesting content keeps learners engaged
• Emphasizes that scientists know many things about matter and antimatter, but some questions still remain

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4