When we touch something, what actually happens? Young physicists get in depth with electrons in a video from Veritasium. The narrator first explains the intricate interactions that occur at the subatomic level before answering a variety of electron-related questions from viewers.

Concepts

sense of touch, electrons, valence electrons, photons, quantum mechanics, albert einstein, angular momentum, energy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Play the video during your study of the theories of Pauli, Hund, and Heisenberg
• Take learning further by asking the class to research methods of visualizing the electron interactions that occur during touch
  

Classroom Considerations

• The resource demands a high level of knowledge of quantum mechanics
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator uses many visual aids to help convey his answers
• Subject matter is interesting and engaging
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2