Instructional Video

Spacetime Diagrams — Special Relativity Chapter 2

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The second video in the series on Special Relativity introduces the concept of perspective, relative distance, and graphing spacetime. Simple illustrations create clarity while describing each concept in depth.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
  • Practice drawing spacetime diagrams
Classroom Considerations
  • Last minute of video contains an advertisement, not content
  • Assumes prior knowledge of graphing, ordered pairs, and the distance formula
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Works well in traditional or flipped classes
  • Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking
Cons
  • None