Students experiment with detection techniques for black holes by modeling the rotation of galaxies with larger and larger masses in the center. They discover while some events cannot be directly observed they may be observable in other ways.

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Grades:

10th

Students examine how black holes are formed and explain the behavior of black holes. They draw and label diagrams of a black hole and write paragraphs describing the black hole's behavior.

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Grades:

9th - 12th

Students make a "Spaghettification Flip Book" to explore the tidal forces due to gravity acting on different points of an object near black holes. They relate how the tidal forces act on a body to cause spaghettification

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Students examine the anatomy of a black hole using diagrams and also explore myths, the history related to the discovery of black holes, and an animated trip to the center of a black hole. They view actual Hubble images of black holes.

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Grades:

9th - 12th

Students calculate distance, velocity, acceleration and time on their fantasy trip to the black hold. They apply Newton's Laws of Motion and calculate circular motion. They discuss any questions that may arise.

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Grades:

9th - 12th