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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Hop aboard the train of thought. A remote learning resource has learners consider thought experiments to consider scientific theories. It provides two examples, one on orbiting bodies and the other on the speed of light, for them to work through.

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Concepts

experimental design, scientific theories, creativity, newton's laws of motion, orbiting, gravity, the speed of light

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have each classmate create a thought experiment and give a brief presentation
  • Encourage scholars to use journals to record their thoughts

Classroom Considerations

  • Knowledge of basic physics concepts, such as Newton's laws and speed of light, is necessary
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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  • Interesting graphics keep students engaged
  • Includes links to definitions and additional information

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  • No activities or handouts

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