The peculiar behaviour of the electron is still a phenomenon that remains to be explained in this generation. For many years, experiments were derived from this mystery to help discover the baffling behaviour of this peculiar particle. Unexpectedly, the results were as unpredictable and unclear as the particle itself. From the single and double slit experiment, we have concluded that we are only allowed to know one of the two main characteristic of an electron: its position, or its velocity. From these two experiments, scientists discovered an electron has two main forms: the particle or the wave form. When travelling through a single slit, an electron would demonstrate the behaviour of a particle, but if the electron were to travel through two slits, it would demonstrate the behaviour of a wave. My Art and Science Project explores the odd concept of the unpredictable electron behaviour. Unfortunately, there is still one concept that is left unproven from the slit experiment. We ask ourselves the question, which slit did the electron pass through? When trying to determine the answer, we were left with even more questions left unanswered. In previous scientific experiments, it was concluded that slight disturbances would cause the electron to act unpredictably. Simple things such as the machinery used to observe the electron, would cause the particle to act the opposite of its predicted behaviour. When observed going through a single slit, the electron would act as a wave, and when the electron was observed through the double slit, it would act as particles. This question still remains to be answered.

My Art and Science project represents the weird behaviour the electron portrays when observed upon. Since electrons are generally observed by precise machinery, I thought it would be more interesting to convey the message by using a pair of human eyes. In the upper half of my diorama, the pair of open eyes stare blankly into the darkness of empty room. There is no action in the room, since the power of our observation does not allow for anything to happen. The power of sight could be a limiting factor we have not taken into consideration over the course of many years. In the lower half of my diorama, the pair of eyes are closed while a spectacle of electrons dance in the background. Since we do not see when our eyes are closed, the mystery of the molecular level reveals itself, knowing that it will not be discovered.

When you look at this diorama the viewer is supposed to realize the dilemma we have faced for centuries in hopes of discovering the true nature of the electron. The human eye can only observe and gain understanding when its lids are open. If we keep our eyes closed, we are limiting ourselves to the possibilities this world had to offer us. We are trying so hard to discover the true nature of this peculiar particle, but we have to ask ourselves a question: is it possible that electrons are not ready to be discovered? Is the truth about the sub molecular layer too much for the human race? Is it possible humans are not ready to know the truth about these scientific concepts. Luckily, it is only a matter of time until one of us out-smarts the miniscule and unobservable particle of the electron, to discover its true identity and change the course of science for the better.