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Matter Instructional VideoMatter Instructional Video
Publisher
Bozeman Science
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
9:16
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
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Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2010
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Instructional Video

Matter

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In 1924, Bose and Einstein predicted a fifth state of matter. The prediction proved to be true in 1995 and is referred to as the Bose-Einstein condensation. This video discusses the concept of matter, all five states of matter, and what happens when switching from one to another.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

matter, states of matter, the hubble telescope, elements, compounds, mixtures, the sun, famous scientists, solids, liquids, gases, plasma, absolute zero

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Research Satyendra Nath Bose and Albert Einstein
  • Discuss the discovery of plasma, using a song by They Might Be Giants, "Why Does the Sun Really Shine? (The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma)"

 

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes prior knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases
  •  Video is the third in a series of 14

Pros

  • Includes closed captioning for ease of note taking
  • Provides detailed diagrams that are not overwhelming

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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