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|title=88 Miles per Hour
|title=88 Miles per Hour
|type=Lesson idea
|tagline=Aiming to win 'A level' recruits with a trip to the strange world of relativity and quantum mechanics
|tagline=Aiming to win 'A level' recruits with a trip to the strange world of relativity and quantum mechanics
|image=88 mph Prezi start session 5.png
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|subject=Science
|subject=Science
|resourcenumber=SC0023  
|resourcenumber=SC0023  
|age= Secondary, Year 10.
|age= Secondary
|content=A presentation about the frontiers of human understanding and the truly strange world proposed by relativity and quantum mechanics. Incidentally, 88 mph is the speed at which the 'Delorean' car is able to travel through time in '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future Back to the Future]'. This is lesson five of 6 in the [[Astronomy_Masterclass|'Astronomy masterclass' series]].
|content=A presentation about the frontiers of human understanding and the truly strange world proposed by relativity and quantum mechanics. Incidentally, 88 mph is the speed at which the 'Delorean' car is able to travel through time in '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future Back to the Future]'. This is lesson 5 of 6 in the [[Astronomy Master Class]].
|attribution={{Andrew Jackson}}
|attribution={{Andrew Jackson}}
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|Learning Objectives=
|Learning Objectives=
* appreciate the limits put on time travel by Einstein's general relativity
* Evaluating the limits put on time travel by Einstein's general relativity.
* appreciate that time is relative and that each of us will measure it slightly differently.
* Understanding that time is relative and that each of us will measure it slightly differently.
* appreciate that relativity and quantum mechanics do not fully fit together and this merely means that our models are not perfect.
* Appreciating that relativity and quantum mechanics do not fully fit together and this merely means that our models are not perfect.
 
 
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A 34 minute narrated screencast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Masterclass'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself.  
A 34 minute narrated screen cast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Master Class'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself.  
 
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|resources=The Teacher's Notes are available on the [[88 Miles per hour/Teacher Notes]] page.


Choice of formats
* [[88 Miles per hour/Teacher Notes|Teacher's Notes]]
* Narrated video - 34 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXLUTm-rXnA&feature=relmfu  <br />
* Narrated video - 34 mins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXLUTm-rXnA&feature=relmfu  <br />
* Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation - http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ <br />
* Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation: http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ <br />
* Acrobat PDF document - for this session 5, use pages 141-199 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf at https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb)  
* Acrobat PDF document - for this session 5, use pages 141-199 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb)  
* TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/  This also includes links to other YouTube videos.  
* TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/  This also includes links to other YouTube videos.  


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[[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]]
[[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 4 October 2012

88 mph Prezi start session 5.png
Aiming to win 'A level' recruits with a trip to the strange world of relativity and quantum mechanics

Lesson idea. A presentation about the frontiers of human understanding and the truly strange world proposed by relativity and quantum mechanics. Incidentally, 88 mph is the speed at which the 'Delorean' car is able to travel through time in 'Back to the Future'. This is lesson 5 of 6 in the Astronomy Master Class.

Teaching approach. The lesson initially looks at time travel, however the overriding theme is that of modelling(ta) and scientific method(ta). It aims to show students that it is acceptable to get a result that doesn't fit with what you expect. It just means you need to change what you expect next time! (edit)

Resource details
Title 88 Miles per Hour
Topic [[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
Teaching approach

[[Teaching Approaches/Modelling|Modelling]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Scientific method|Scientific method]]

Learning Objectives
  • Evaluating the limits put on time travel by Einstein's general relativity.
  • Understanding that time is relative and that each of us will measure it slightly differently.
  • Appreciating that relativity and quantum mechanics do not fully fit together and this merely means that our models are not perfect.
Format / structure

A 34 minute narrated screen cast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Master Class'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself.

Subject

[[Resources/Science|Science]]

Age of students / grade

[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]]


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