Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 9-12
Subject
Physical Science, Waves, Light
Type
Hands-on Activities, Lesson Plans / Activities, Play and Learn
The Double-Slit Experiment was first performed in 1801 by Thomas Young to provide support for the wave theory of light. Recreate one of the most important experiments in the history of physics and analyze the wave-particle duality of light with this easy classroom demonstration designed for high school level physics students.
Click here to download the activity from the NASA Space Communications and Navigation team.