Instructional Video

Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42

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Explore the concept of relativity and how it is related to light. An episode of the Crash Course physics series teaches learners the basics of special relativity. The narrator explains two postulates of relativity and gives scholars something to contemplate with an overview of four-dimensional space time.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Flip your classroom and assign the video as homework; use class time for practice
  • Use to introduce the concept of special relativity
Classroom Considerations
  • Builds from previous lessons explaining the characteristics of light
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Provides an option for closed captioning to aid in note taking
  • Visuals and animations help simplify the complex topic for students
Cons
  • None