Just when you thought you had this figured out! Engage young physicists in an interesting look at the nature of a universal constant with a video, part of a PBS playlist on space time and measurement. Viewers examine the history of relativity and learn the true nature of the speed of light and its relationship with causality.

Concepts

the speed of light, the universe, the theory of general relativity, galileo galilei, albert einstein, space, time, space-time

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Continue the theme by showing a video that digs deeper into the realities of space and time
• Use the video to clarify a lesson on the speed of light and discuss the concept as a class

Classroom Considerations

• The resource requires a high level of relativity-centered foreknowledge

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Conveys and compares fascinating theories using helpful illustrations
• The narrator presents the content clearly and in an animated fashion

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2