Do you know the location of the coldest place in the universe? Turns out, it is in laboratories on Earth. While space is cold, radiation heats it up so it is more than two degrees Kelvin. Scientists working on absolute zero have been able to get within tiny fractions of a degree of absolute zero. 

Concepts

absolute zero, degrees kelvin, the heisenberg uncertainty principal

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Find the exact coldest temperature scientists have been able to create
• Create a Kelvin temperature scale: here are some values to get started with: hot day 310 K, cold night 260 K, coldest temperature in Antarctica 180 K, LHC overheats at 3 K

Classroom Considerations

• Avoid displaying the comment section when showing the video as it includes personal attacks

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes closed captioning in English and Spanish
• Highlights new vocabulary words throughout

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4