Light on Trial: Using a Courtroom Drama to Compare Scientific Hypotheses | NSTA

Light on Trial: Using a Courtroom Drama to Compare Scientific Hypotheses

A narrative in the form of a courtroom trial is used to compare evidence on the nature of light as part of an introductory college physics course. Prosecuting and defense attorneys present evidence for and against competing wave and particle hypothesis for light behavior while students play the roles of jurors.

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