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Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Conventionality of Simultaneity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Stanford University is on the topic of simultaneity in relativity.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Relativity and Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand and learn about the properties of space and time and the concept of relativity.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: As Time Flies By

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about time travel in the movies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Interesting Philosophical Questions About Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover some of the deep questions that scientists and philosophers ask about time and some of the ideas that emerge from each one.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Does the Fourth Dimension of Time Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th
A decent explanation of the concept of time as the fourth dimension. The author discusses Einstein's theory of special relativity and the idea of space-time.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Does Time Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrew Zimmerman Jones contemplates whether time is something that physically exists or is just in our heads.