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The Brightest Part of a Shadow Is in the Middle Instructional VideoThe Brightest Part of a Shadow Is in the Middle Instructional Video
Publisher
Veritasium
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
7:20
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2015
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Instructional Video

The Brightest Part of a Shadow Is in the Middle

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Shed some light on the nature of shadows! Science sleuths investigate a 200-year-old theory that light will form a bright spot in the center of a sphere's or circle's shadow with a video from Veritasium. The resource explains the historical viewpoints of the theory, shows several different attempts at proving or disproving the theory, and the properties of light that make the phenomenon possible.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

light, shadows, diffraction, light waves, properties of waves, optics, spheres, circles

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate the video into a lesson about the properties of light
  • Recreate the famed experiment as a demonstration or ask pupils to design their own versions

Classroom Considerations

  • Discuss the dual wave-particle nature of light, as well as key terms that describe light waves, before watching
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Illustrates the importance of testing a theory before passing judgement upon its content
  • Narrator uses diagrams and visual aids to help convey the behavior of light and how the bright spot forms

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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