Einstein’s Ethics
Clara Y.
“Einsteins Ethics was a class to learn about the ideas and opinions of Einstein, as well as some of his physics and his theories. For my project, I decided to do a visual metaphor to represent some of who Einstein was and his impact on the world. I realized, however, that there was no thesis statement or project to sum up a human’s life. So, instead I decided to use specific objects to represent key parts of his life, experiences, and thoughts. Instead of adding a specific meaning, I left it open ended so it encourages the viewers to empathize and try to understand. Though we can never fully understand Einstein himself, we can understand and find meaning in his experiences and his life.”
Jack Henry L.
“I chose to do a portrait collage of Einstein using colorful paper. I chose to do this colorful portrait with his tongue sticking out because I feel Einstein has lost his human persona. I wanted to bring the attention back to Einstein as a human, rather than just a mindset.”
Sayer d.
“My project is a riddle that Einstein proposed. This is a riddle he said that 97% of people would not be able to figure out. I chose this because Einstein was a man that struggled with the every day and the problems that it posed. My project takes ordinary concepts, mixing them up, and changing the language. That is kind of how math works, we just don’t really understand the language and that’s why it can be so difficult. In the riddle, the language is meant to distract you and take away from the obvious. Give it a try and have fun!”
Kt H.
“My project was about length contraction, and how an objects shape changes the faster it travels. This was inspired by a lesson where we studied length contractions and how, if you travel at the speed of light, the objects shape would change. The fast you go, the skinner an object becomes because the mass has to go somewhere.”
Kaylee M.
“My project is a face mask with Einstein’s face on it. The mask represents how Einstein was known to be a physicist. Yes, he liked physics, but when you take the mask off, he was a whole other person. Some of the most famous people, and some of your closest friends, might be wearing a metaphorical mask.”
Will M.
“This year, I chose Einsteins Ethics for my first class of the year. In the class, we talked about Einstein and his life, and the physics he learned in his life. I enjoyed talking about Special Relativity during the class, so I based my project on that. I did a whiteboard animation video which explains special relativity, how Einstein discovered it, and what sparked his interest in it.”
Sam L.
“For my Celebrations project, I did a TedTalk style presentation over Einstein’s theory of time dilation.”