Electrons, neutrons, and photons display behavior explained by wave-particle duality. The video explains how to picture the duality of behaviors in these parts of atoms. The drawings and comparisons to the behavior of water focus on the pilot wave theory.

Concepts

properties of waves, particles, electrons, quantum mechanics

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Learn more about the pilot wave theory and why scientists no longer believe it to be true
• Invite a physics professor or researcher to speak to your class about current theories they are studying

Classroom Considerations

• In order to reduce the video to one minute, the concept is oversimplified and presents outdated information; video would fit as a study of how scientific knowledge changes better than as a video to help understand duality

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning in 20 different languages
• Metaphors highlight the concept and explanation

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4