Give Your Science Teaching A(nother) Good Kick In The Arts

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• Give Your Science Teaching A(nother) Good Kick In
  The Arts
• Poetry, Music and Song in the Physics Lab

Presented by Tony (Haggis) Henderson
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What is todays plan?

• The Projectile Song
• One on f the optics song
• Quantum Physics Sea Shanty
• The Satellite Song
• The Quantum Particle Argument song
• The Quantum Wave Argument song
• The Quantum Truth song
• all with choruses
• and
• Homework

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• Projectiles

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Projectiles

• About projectile motion
• To the tune The Old Folks at Home by Stephen
  Foster
• C is a comfortable key to sing it in

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Projectiles verse 1

• When a thing is thrown and it zips off
• It will chase a parabolic arc
• We can do this with a gun or ball
• Or even Fidos stick when in the park

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Projectiles - Chorus

• Horizontally, its speed is set
• Of acceleration that way, it is free
• Vertically, everything thats not held up
• Accelerates to earth, with value g

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Projectiles verse 2

• An object thats not held up by anything
• Will plunge to earth like concrete in free-fall
• As well as that, in a horizontal sense
• There is no force that pushes it at all

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Projectiles - Chorus

• Horizontally, its speed is set
• Of acceleration that way, it is free
• Vertically, everything thats not held up
• Accelerates to earth, with value g

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Projectiles verse 3

• Projectiles are objects that are in the air
• Free from almost all external force
• We ignore all lift and thrust and drag but we
• Must include the vector, weight, of course

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Projectiles - Chorus

• Horizontally, its speed is set
• Of acceleration that way, it is free
• Vertically, everything thats not held up
• Accelerates to earth, with value g

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Projectiles verse 4

• To find the range of anything thats thrown about
• We need to find the time until it lands
• The vertical velocity, when t is nought
• Combined with g will put it in our hands

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Projectiles - Chorus

• Horizontally, its speed is set
• Of acceleration that way, it is free
• Vertically, everything thats not held up
• Accelerates to earth, with value g

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Projectiles verse 5

• Finally, now we know our time of flight
• And the constant horizontal speed
• We can find the distance til the object drops
• And thus we then have all the stuff we need

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Projectiles Chorus (last time)

• Horizontally, its speed is set
• Of acceleration that way, it is free
• Vertically, everything thats not held up
• Accelerates to earth, with value g

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• 1 on f

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One on fThe Des Cartes optics formula

• This song helps students learn the Des Cartes
  optics formula
• It also helps students understand the meaning and
  importance of values for do, di and f when they
  are both greater than and less than zero.
• There is still a line that I am not entirely
  happy with but when I think of a better one, Ill
  replace it. No luck yet.
• The tune is Daddy Sang Bass by Carl Perkins
• F is a comfortable key to sing it in.

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One on fPronunciation guide

• Des Cartes Day Cart
• di die
• do dough

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One on f verse 1

• In optics old Des Cartes gave us all a great head
  start
• When he joined the three ideas f, di and do
• To find the link was tough but Des Cartes was
  good enough
• He found reciprocals the way to go

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1 f

• One on f

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1 f

• and then write equals

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1 f

• and then write equals
• The other side has two sequels

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• One on do and one on di completes the set

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• Crunch this equation through
• Just like we always do

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• And the thing that is not known
• You then will get

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One on f verse 2

• Theres stuff we need to know
• What are f and di and do?
• What they stand for we should keep in mind
• do for objects range and dis the images one
  word changed
• f, the focal length I know youll find

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1 f

• One on f

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1 f

• and then write equals

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1 f

• and then write equals
• The other side has two sequels

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• One on do and one on di completes the set

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• Crunch this equation through
• Just like we always do

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• And the thing that is not known
• You then will get

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One on f verse 3

• For problems you can do, youll be given any two
• And then the missing one must then be sought
• The same denominator will make life better
  later
• And use reciprocals like youve been taught

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1 f

• One on f

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1 f

• and then write equals

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1 f

• and then write equals
• The other side has two sequels

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• One on do and one on di completes the set

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• Crunch this equation through
• Just like we always do

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• And the thing that is not known
• You then will get

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One on f verse 4

• The sign for each of these is something ON which
  you should seize
• A minus means a virtual f or di
• In this case dos a hero never less than zero
• Thats something on which we can all rely

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1 f

• One on f

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1 f

• and then write equals

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1 f

• and then write equals
• The other side has two sequels

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• One on do and one on di completes the set

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• Crunch this equation through
• Just like we always do

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1 f
1 do
1 di

• And the thing that is not known
• You then will get

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• The Quantum Physics Sea Shanty

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Quantum Physics Sea Shanty

• Zany Incongruity of
• Almost ancient genre with a
• Very modern concept
• Original song a traditional tune
• Topic
• Title
• Simple to write
• One rhyming couple per verse
• Chorus repeats 2nd verse line
• Simple to sing
• D is a comfortable key to sing it in

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Quantum Physics Sea ChantyVerse 1

• Physics was thought almost dead
• Quantum stuffs not easy
• But quanta kicked us in the head
• The ideas make us queasy

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Chorus

• Quantum stuffs not easy
• Quantum stuffs not easy
• But quanta kicked us in the head
• The ideas make us queasy

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Verse 2

• Particle or maybe wave?
• Quantum stuffs not easy
• Its neither and both, it wont behave
• The ideas make us queasy

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Chorus

• Quantum stuffs not easy
• Quantum stuffs not easy
• Its neither and both, it wont behave
• The ideas make us queasy

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Verse 3

• Waves predict that brightness counts
• (Quantum stuffs)
• But dim UV gives electrons bounce
• (The ideas)
• No more chorus prompts

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Verse 3

• Waves predict that brightness counts
• (Quantum stuffs)
• But dim UV gives electrons bounce
• (The ideas)
• No more chorus prompts

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Verse 4

• Light can make electrons go
• But that depends on the colour you show

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Verse 4

• Light can make electrons go
• But that depends on the colour you show

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Verse 5

• Waves predict an electron flies
• But it leaves too soon, so that theory dies

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Verse 5

• Waves predict an electron flies
• But it leaves too soon, so that theory dies

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Verse 6

• Lights a wave said Thomas Young
• Photons then made his work bung

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Verse 6

• Lights a wave said Thomas Young
• Photons then made his work bung

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Verse 7

• Atomic spectra sharply lined
• Photon energy well defined

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Verse 7

• Atomic spectra sharply lined
• Photon energy well defined

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Verse 8

• Electrons sent through a twin notch
• Behave as waves if you dont watch

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Verse 8

• Electrons sent through a twin notch
• Behave as waves if you dont watch

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• The Satellite Song

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The Satellite Song outline

• To the tune Yellow Submarine by the Beatles
• It covers why astronauts are apparently
  weightless
• It covers the idea from Newtons thought expt
• It is a lot of fun

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The Satellite Song V1A

• C Bb F Dm Gm
• Once upon a time, of satellites, wed
• Bbmaj7 C
• only one
• F C Bb F Dm Gm
• The moon went round us and both
• Bbmaj7 C
• of us went round the Sun

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The Satellite Song V1B

• F C Bb F
• And then the Sputnik beeped, the
• Dm Gm Bbmaj7 C
• second satellite was on its way
• F C Bb F
• Since then, the numbers climbed
• Dm Gm Bbmaj7
• The age of satellites has held its
• C
• sway

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The Satellite Song Ch

• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• F
• time, falling all the time, falling
• all the time
• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• time, falling all the time round
• F
• Earth

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The Satellite Song V2A

• F C Bb
• In primary school, mistakes are
• F Dm Gm Bbmaj7
• made, were told Gravity is only
• C
• here
• F C Bb F Dm
• In orbit, theres no weight, because
• Gm Bbmaj7 C
• gravity is not found there

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The Satellite Song V2B

• F C Bb F Dm
• Thats not right, theres gravity, its
• Gm Bbmaj7 C
• Down a few percent, that is all
• F C Bb F Dm
• If somethings not held up, we
• Gm Bbmaj7 C
• Can guarantee that it will fall

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The Satellite Song Ch

• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• F
• time, falling all the time, falling
• all the time
• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• time, falling all the time round
• F
• Earth

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The Satellite Song V3A

• F C Bb F Dm
• If you grab a stone and heave, it will
• Gm Bbmaj7 C
• Fly a curving path then hit the ground
• F C Bb F Dm Gm
• Then if you fire a shell, you wont see
• Bbmaj7 C
• It land because the Earth is round

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The Satellite Song V3B

• F C Bb F Dm
• Fire it hard, fire it flat, from way up
• Gm Bbmaj7
• high, wave it goodbye and you will
• C
• find
• F C Bb F Dm Gm
• The shell will curve and fall and later
• Bbmaj7 C
• it will hit you from behind

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The Satellite Song Ch

• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• F
• time, falling all the time, falling
• all the time
• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• time, falling all the time round
• F
• Earth

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The Satellite Song V4A

• F C Bb F Dm
• While sitting on the ground, or in a
• Gm
• plane
• Bbmaj7
• youll feel support, youre held up
• C
• high
• F C Bb F Dm
  Gm
• While falling in a box, your seat will fall
• Bbmaj7 C
• You think that you might die

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The Satellite Song V4B

• F C Bb F Dm
• The seat wont give support, a
• Gm Bbmaj7 Gap might even form
  so hold on
• C
• tight
• F C Bb F
• Weightlessness is what you feel, as
• Dm Gm Bbmaj7 C
• will an astronaut inside a satellite

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The Satellite Song Ch last time

• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• F
• time, falling all the time, falling
• all the time
• F C
• Satellites are falling all the
• time, falling all the time round
• F
• Earth

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• The Quantum Particle Argument Song

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The Particle Argument Song

• To the tune Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport by
  Rolf Harris
• D is a comfortable key to sing it in

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Particle Argument Song - Chorus

• Particles are what its made from
• Quantised wee step-wise jumps
• Matter and Energy grainy
• Everything comes in wee lumps

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Particle Argument Song v1

• Democritus said quite some time back
• Keep cutting until you cannot
• Look at the teeny remainder
• A particle is what youve got

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Particle Argument Song - Chorus

• Particles are what its made from
• Quantised wee step-wise jumps
• Matter and Energy grainy
• Everything comes in wee lumps

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Particle Argument Song v2

• Since then the knowledge is better
• The mass of electrons at rest
• Nine point one times ten to the
• This picture fits particles best

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Particle Argument Song - Chorus

• Particles are what its made from
• Quantised wee step-wise jumps
• Matter and Energy grainy
• Everything comes in wee lumps

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Particle Argument Song v3

• Electron energys quantised
• In H2 the values dont roam
• hcR upon n squared
• Put a minus sign and you are home

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Particle Argument Song - Chorus

• Particles are what its made from
• Quantised wee step-wise jumps
• Matter and Energy grainy
• Everything comes in wee lumps

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Particle Argument Song v4

• Even light is now lumpy
• The Photo Electric effect
• Photons smashing on metal
• The work of Thomas Young wrecked

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Particle Argument Song Chorus last time

• Particles are what its made from
• Quantised wee step-wise jumps
• Matter and Energy grainy
• Everything comes in wee lumps

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• The Quantum Wave Argument Song

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The Waves Argument Song

• To the tune Jamaican Farewell by Lord Burgess
  (Irving Burgie)
• D is a comfortable key to sing it in

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Waves Argument Song - Chorus

• (Weve a) multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot
• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

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Waves Argument Song v1

• Young made a scratch and another to match
• To see if the structure of light he could catch
• It really hinges on bright and dark fringes
• Does this fit waves? The answer is Natch

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Waves Argument Song - Chorus

• (Weve a) multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot
• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

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Waves Argument Song v2

• We are advised that the glare outside
• From reflected light is polarised
• This youll avoid wearing Polaroid
• Wrong axis waves will have access denied

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Waves Argument Song - Chorus

• (Weve a) multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot
• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

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Waves Argument Song v3

• Films real thin bounce light within
• Waves interfere at the water-air skin
• This argument for will open the door
• On those who want the wave model to win

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Waves Argument Song - Chorus

• (Weve a) multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot
• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

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Waves Argument Song v4

• The model by Bohr is right no more
• The Schrödinger wave has wiped the floor
• The particles grave is the standing wave
• The wavy electron you cant ignore

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Waves Argument Song Chorus last time

• (Weve a) multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot
• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

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• The Quantum Truth song

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The Truth Song

• To the tunes Jamaican Farewell by Lord
  Burgess (Irving Burgie) and Tie Me Kangaroo Down
  Sport by Rolf Harris
• D is a comfortable key to sing them in

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The Truth Song Chorus pt1

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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The Truth Song v1A

• Young made a scratch and another to match
• To see if the structure of light he could catch

Democritus said quite some time back Keep cutting
until you cannot
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The Truth Song v1B

• It really hinges on bright and dark fringes
• Does this fit waves? The answer is Natch

Look at the teeny remainder A particle is what
youve got
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The Truth Song Chorus pt1

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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The Truth Song v2

• We are advised that the glare outside
• From reflected light is polarised

Since then the knowledge is better The mass of
electrons at rest
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The Truth Song v2

• This youll avoid wearing Polaroid
• Wrong axis waves will have access denied

Nine point one times ten to the This picture
fits particles best
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The Truth Song Chorus pt1

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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The Truth Song v3A

• Films real thin bounce light within
• Waves interfere at the water-air skin

Electron energys quantised In H2 the values
dont roam
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The Truth Song v3B

• This argument for will open the door
• On those who want the wave model to win

hcR upon n squared Put a minus sign and you are
home
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The Truth Song Chorus pt1

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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The Truth Song v4A

• The model by Bohr is right no more
• The Schrödinger wave has wiped the floor

Even light is now lumpy The Photo Electric Effect
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The Truth Song v4B

• The particles grave is the standing wave
• The wavy electron you cant ignore

Photons smashing on metal The work of Thomas
Young wrecked
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The Truth Song Chorus pt1

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt1Last time

• (Weve) A multiple dot from a double slot
• And polarised specs for your fishing spot

Particles are what its made from Quantised wee
step-wise jumps
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The Truth Song Chorus pt2Last time

• Its manifest, it passes the test
• The wave model fits the evidence best

Matter and Energy grainy Everything comes in wee
lumps
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• To summarise

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What did we do?

• The Projectile Song
• One on f the optics song
• Quantum Physics Sea Shanty
• The Satellite Song
• The Quantum Particle Argument song
• The Quantum Wave Argument song
• The Quantum Truth song
• andshortly
• Homework

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Where to next my part?

• Ill keep trying to write some more
• Ill continue to use some that others have
  written (URLs available)
• Google Physics songs

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Where to next your part?

• Write your own
• Help me search
• and, finally

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Go back to your teaching space and..
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give your science teaching
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• a good kick in the arts