Quantum physics relies on Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, yet many don't fully understand it. A brief video installment from a larger playlist explores the principle with a laser light and a slit for it to pass through. It describes what is expected, what is observed, and why it behaves counter-intuitively.

Concepts

the heisenberg uncertainty principal, light

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss particle wave duality in more detail

Classroom Considerations

• It does not discuss any content from 2:54 to 3:25, so be prepared to skip through that portion
• Relies on prior knowledge of the behavior of light

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides links to another way of understanding the same principle
• Includes subtitles in eight languages for ELLs
• Great for starting a debate on higher-level physics concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4