Time and distance

Subject: Physics

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Whiteboard presentation

Resource ID: h3228
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the relativity of simultaneity, time dilation and length contraction
– calculate time dilation and length contraction
– describe the twin paradox and the barn-pole paradox.

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Time and distance Class activity

Consists of...
Simultaneity Animation The relativity of s... Whiteboard exercise A clock in a rocket Glossary Derivation of the t... Glossary Where does the dela... Animation Twin paradox Animation A clock in a rocket Whiteboard exercise Time dilation Illustration The mystery of muons Animation Muons Whiteboard exercise Length contraction ... Glossary Shortened accelerator Illustration Classical barn-pole... Animation Length contraction ... Whiteboard exercise A journey to the stars Whiteboard exercise

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Secondary School

Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Physics

Theory of relativity

117. Time and distance

YDP SA

Keywords

contraction, journey, time, distance, relativity, Lorentz, star, muons, Fitzgerald, Time and distance

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