• Duration: 50 Minutes 

• Subject: Physics, Grades 9-12

• Description: Learn physics with an exciting application in current medical research! Starting with a short humorous reading, students learn that light is an electromagnetic wave, and this means that light pushes charged particles up and down. The lesson explains how researchers have used this concept to heat and kill cancer cells using infrared light and gold nanoparticles. Students interact with springs to gain an understanding of the resonance that occurs in gold nanoparticles. Finally, students shine different colored lights to see which can pass through human tissues. 

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