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What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? Instructional VideoWhat is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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10th - Higher Ed
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Science
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Media Length
4:44
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Duration
30 mins
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2014
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What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

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Not sure how to introduce young physicists to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal? Well this short video is a great place to start, as it explains how the particle and wave nature of matter makes it impossible to know both the location and speed of any object.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

quantum mechanics, quantum physics, motion, particles, waves, wavelength, momentum, velocity, speed, the heisenberg uncertainty principal, properties of waves

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • After watching this video, have students write their own definitions of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and explain it to a classmate
  • Assign this video and the included assessment as a homework assignment in your flipped classroom

Classroom Considerations

  • This video assumes students have prior knowledge about the properties of waves

Pros

  • Visual models help to demonstrate the abstract concepts discussed in the video
  • A short assessment containing five multiple choice and three free-response questions is included with the video

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.4 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9

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