The final video in a series on Special Relativity offers a new hands-on approach to solving the twins paradox developed by Paul Langevin over 100 years ago.

Concepts

the theory of special relativity, the theory of general relativity

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• If students aren't already familiar, introduce the famous twins paradox

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of each of the previous videos in the series
• Content ends at 3:10, and remaining video is an advertisement

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Presents a physical model for complex mathematical concepts
• Perfect to use in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4