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Where Are the Black Holes, and How Do We Find Them? [Activity]

Where Are the Black Holes, and How Do We Find Them? [Activity]

  • Daytime Event
  • Inside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Adult, Child, Teen
  • 05/16/2018

Use magnets and magnetic marbles to demonstrate the effect black holes have on nearby stars. Some 'stars" will be deflected away while others will be caught by these "black holes" in this simplified model of black hole physics.

You may want to use the demo as an introduction to observing the location of black holes in the night sky, or in combination with the gravity bucket activity, linked to below.

Uploaded: May 2018