What Does the Show Teach/  
See Marc's storytelling site

Science
The elementary school program teaches…
• How things move.
• What relative means and how it relates to motion.
• What is matter & energy and how they are connected.
• What is a frame of reference and why it is so important.
• Introduction to the Theory of Relativity.

The middle & high school programs discuss all of the above in more detail plus…
• What is speed?
Electromagnetic radiation
• The constant speed of light & the great puzzle of relativity.
• What is special about the Special Theory of Relativity?
• What is a theoretical physicist? What is an experimental physicist?
• The important role of observation, measurement and imagination.
E=mc²
Study Guides are sent in advance of school programs.




History
Einstein discusses...
• The development of the understanding of motion.
• His life and his fame.
• His love of playing the violin.
• What education was like in Germany when he was young.
• His difficulties in school.

Imagination
Einstein explains and illustrates his use of “thought experiments” and how he succeeded:
     I was not successful because I had more knowledge than anyone else, but because I was able to imagine certain things, about which everyone else already knew, that others had not yet considered.

Einstein discusses the value of curiosity & determination:
    If I had a gift, it was not that I was more intelligent than others, but rather that I was more curious than the average person. And I was determined. I would never give up on a problem no matter how long it took me until I found some understanding…

See the video Einstein's Miracle Year starring Marc Spiegel!
Albert Einstein made some of his greatest contributions to Physics (including the Special Theory of Relativity) in 1905. The American Physical Society sponsored an exciting video demonstrating these discoveries. It can be seen on line here.
And be sure ask about Marc's latest live program, 1905, The Miracle Year .