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Elegant Universe, The: String's the Thing
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Viewing Ideas
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Einstein's Dream Viewing Ideas
Welcome to the 11th Dimension Viewing Ideas
Before Watching
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Review with students the concepts for which they created posters
for Episode 1
(four fundamental forces, quantum mechanics, unified theory,
and string theory).
Organize students into four new groups to create informational
posters for display on the following concepts:
general theory of relativity, big bang, Standard Model, and
extra dimensions.
Display these with the previous posters students created.
After Watching
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Ask students to explain how string theory differs from the
Standard Model. What are the main differences between the two?
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Discuss the nature and process of science
(e.g., that theories be testable and that experiments produce
repeatable results).
Does string theory fall under the realm of physics or
philosophy? Have students debate the advantages and
disadvantages of pursuing a theory that cannot presently be
tested experimentally. How will string theorists ever know
whether the theory is correct?
Glossary
Having trouble keeping all these terms straight? See the
Glossary
for help.
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