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Can You Solve the Dark Matter Fuel Riddle? Instructional VideoCan You Solve the Dark Matter Fuel Riddle? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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6th - 12th
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Math
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4:24
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30 mins
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Can You Solve the Dark Matter Fuel Riddle?

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Space captains must figure out how to reach an abandoned alien space station before any other species in the galaxy. The problem? Where to store caches of fuel along the way. Viewers needn't be aliens to figure out this riddle.

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Concepts

riddles, brain teasers, space, aliens, galaxies

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Pause the video at 1.12 to show the rules and before the solution and ask groups or individuals to attempt to provide a solution

Classroom Considerations

  • Most appropriate for high school advanced math classes

Pros

  • The "Dig Deeper" section provides another riddle for viewers to solve

Cons

  • None

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