This short video explains what the Higgs Boson is, how scientists knew to look for it, and how its discovery confirmed many of the theories that had been proposed over hundreds of years of physics.

Concepts

quantum mechanics, particles, density, electromagnetism, the law of conservation of energy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge scholars to write their own definitions of the Higgs Boson
• Research the origin of calling the particle the god particle and why Higgs himself referred to the nickname as embarrassing

Classroom Considerations

• Comments contain curse words and should not be displayed when showing the video

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes closed captioning in English and German
• Breaks down a very complex topic into an easier to understand concept

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4