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A Galaxy Full of Black Holes (PowerPoint & suggested script)

A Galaxy Full of Black Holes (PowerPoint & suggested script) A Galaxy Full of Black Holes (PowerPoint & suggested script)

Answer common questions asked by the public: What happens to a spaceship that falls into a black hole? Will the black holes in our Galaxy eventually suck up everything in it - a cosmic vacuum cleaner? What would happen to Earth if the Sun was replaced by a black hole of the same mass? If we can't see black holes, how do we know they are there? Use with activities from the resource "Black Hole Survival ToolKit".

Download FileDownload A Galaxy Full of Black Holes PowerPoint (PPT, 8.8 MB)
Download FileDownload Suggested Script (PDF, 119 KB)

Go to URLUse this activity to illustrate gravity and black holes
Go to URLJust try to escape from a black hole with this activity
Go to URLThis gravity activity explains mass and falling
Go to URLUse these Star Maps to find black holes in the night sky
Go to URLThis activity shows where black holes fit into star lives
Go to URLThis PowerPoint shows how black holes fit into a star's life


Keywords:
Black Holes, Gravity, Size and/or Distance Scales, Star Life Cycles
Audience Levels:
Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School to Adult, General Public, Youth Groups, Scouts, Amateur Astronomers
Venues:
Inside - auditorium size, Inside - classroom size
Educator Types:
Amateur Astronomer, K-12 Teacher, Planetarium Professional, Professional in Astronomy-related Field
Category:
ToolKit: Black Hole Survival
Source:
NASA Night Sky Network

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