Scientists use a telescope larger than Earth to study distant galaxies. Learn how they build and operate such a large telescope as well as some of the cool discoveries with a short video from the SciShow Space series. It also explains why what appear to be tornadoes on the sun actually aren't tornadoes at all—and how we know that.

Concepts

the sun, solar storms, magnetic fields, black holes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss the astronomical time scale and just how new something 10 years old actually is to give students a better appreciation of it
  
• Add the term interferometry to science journals

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of the sun, solar storms, black holes, and telescopes

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Presenter enthusiasm helps maintain viewer attention
• Includes closed captioning for the hearing impaired

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4