One of the most flammable sports balls turns out to be ping pong balls. Watch a ping pong ball burn using Schlieren imaging. The video details how Schlieren imaging works in color, black and white, and in slow motion. 

Concepts

heat, heat energy, mirror images, slow motion photography

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create your own Schlieren imaging based on the setup explained in the video
• Determine the ideal frame speed to capture the sound shock wave

Classroom Considerations

• The last two minutes are advertising and do not contribute to the content

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Applies Schlieren photography to heat
• Offers details of how to set up your own

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4