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While we are all familiar with what happens when you turn on a light bulb, Albert Einstein was convinced that there was more happening than meets the eye. The video describes his extension of the research of others to ultimately characterize light as a particle, for which he won a Nobel prize.
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Instructional Ideas
- Show the video to kick off a unit on light or to support learners' understanding of research as collaborative work
- Have the class research other scientists that studied the nature of light and the experiments they performed
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils should have prior knowledge of quantum theory
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Narrator ties together a vast body of research using animation and familiar examples
- Video uses engaging language and images to shed light on a somewhat difficult topic
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- None