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NASA Spotlites videos are short (90-120 second) student-produced videos designed to address science misconceptions. The videos are used within classroom-ready 5E lessons that utilize interactive technologies. Lessons foster conceptual change and deeper understanding of scientific vocabulary.

Movement of Molecules

Students often have a difficult time understanding that particles in a solid are moving.

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Interactive Lesson: Movement of Molecules

Movement of Molecules in a Solid

A student-created NASA Spotlite video from Arlington Public Schools in Arlington, Virginia, address the misconception that particles in a solid are not moving.

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Movement of Molecules
Student producers from Michigan confront the misconception that molecules in a solid are not moving.