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This lecture is also available in French and Spanish, and in PDF. A flashlet simulation of the experiment is included. It describes in comprehensible detail this historical experiment which showed that light has wave properties, but no aether exists, thought to be the medium of the waves.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Asking questions, Collecting data, Education, Experimenting, Historical perspectives, History and nature of science, Hypothesizing, Interpreting data, Light, Mathematics, Physical science, Physics, Predicting, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific breakthroughs, Scientific enterprises, Scientific habits of mind, Scientists and inventors, Teacher content knowledge |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | Learner |
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| Resource type | Reference Material |
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| Resource format | image, image/gif, text, text/html |
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| Rights | Univeristy of Virginia |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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| Title | NSDL Bilingual Collection |
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| Link | http://nsdl.org/search/?n=10&s=0&verb=Search&include_collection[]=ncs-NSDL-COLLECTION-000-003-112-044 |
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| Description | The NSDL Bilingual Collection makes K-12 math and science resources available to teachers of students who are not proficient in English. The NSDL Bilingual collection provides quick and easy access to high-quality resources that are either non-text based or have English and non-English portals. These resources are selected from the larger NSDL collection. The majority of the non-English language resources are in Spanish, but there are also many resources in Portuguese, French, German, and Italian. In most cases, only the link to the English portal is listed and there you can find the link to the non-English portal(s). In a few cases, the English and non-English language portals appear with separate links. |
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Content contained within the resource
Grade 6
