'ello, 'ello. Hard to believe we've been at this project for 8 weeks now, isn't it? Well, good news is we've been putting those weeks to good use! In this post, I want to restate the PA Academic Standards we'll be covering and the details of the labs we want to have the students perform. So first off...
"D. Analyze the essential ideas about the structure and composition of the universe.
> Analyze the Big Bang Theory's use of gravitation and nuclear reaction to explain a possible origin of the universe.
> Compare the use of visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes to collect data regarding the structure and evolution of the universe.
> Corrrelate the use of the special theory of relativity and the life of a star."
22 Pa. Code, Ch. 4, Appendix B, Sec. 3.4
We're going to explore what black holes are, theories on how they came about, how astronomers find them, and where some are in the universe today.
As for the labs...
Materials:
*round bowl, roughly 10 cm in diameter
*tape
*package of small round beads (like the ones you find in the cake decoration section of a grocery store)
*3 cm ball bearing (the eraser end of a pencil can substitute)
*Latex sheet
**round balloons
**aluminum foil
**balance
**cloth (or flexible plastic) tape measure
I'll have the full labs availabe in the next blog entry when I post the full lesson plan. As always, if there's any questions, just hit up the comment box. ;]
Until Next Time,
Moogie le Fay
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