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Title:
| Space: Black Holes |
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Description:
| Learn about one of the biggest mysteries in the Universe - a black hole. Find out how scientists throughout centuries were developing theories that would explain the universe formation. Learn what part in this process black holes get to play. The following sites discuss different theories about existence of black holes. The sites contain images, diagrams, and animated simulations of black holes. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| The Ultimate Abyss
Read the article about scientific discoveries through centuries that led to calculating and explaining existence of black holes.
Fall into a Black Hole!
Play the board game where adventure starts in telescope laboratories on the Earth, takes players through galaxies, and ends in a black hole.
Astronomy for Kids
Read here about black hole existence and its end according to Stephen Hawking's theory. View the photo of what can possibly be a black hole.
Video: Black Hole
View the animated simulation of formation of a black hole.
ThinkQuest: Black Holes
Learn definition of a black hole and theories of its existence.
Sea and Sky
Learn about black holes formation and view images how they might look like from different perspectives.
BBC: Black Holes
Learn about two types of black holes: stellar and super massive. And learn why they important for existent galaxies.
A new kind of a Black Hole
Find out about another kind of black hole that might present in the middle of spiral galaxies.
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
This web site contains information about formation of black holes, its structure and gravity. Learn how scientists find black holes in the universe. Click the photo on the introductory page to read its description.
KidsAstronomy: Black Hole
Learn what parts black holes are consist of. View a diagram of a black hole.
Black Hole Detection
Learn more about Einstein's general relativity theory and how it helps to discover black holes.
What is it?
Test your knowledge about black holes and separate myths from facts. View images of different types of black holes and view a black hole animated simulation. Also learn here how Hubble Telescope collects and presents data about black holes.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
2, 7, 8
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