This is a recording of a recent live teleclass I did with thousands of kids from all over the world. I've included it here so you can participate and learn, too! We're ready to deal with the topic you've all been waiting for! Join me as we find out what happens to stars that wander too close, how black holes collide, how we can detect super-massive black holes in the centers of galaxies, and wrestle with question: what's down there, inside a black hole? Materials:
  • marble
  • metal ball (like a ball bearing) or a magnetic marble
  • strong magnet
  • small bouncy ball
  • tennis ball and/or basketball
  • two balloons
  • bowl
  • 10 pennies
  • saran wrap (or cup open a plastic shopping bag so it lays flat)
  • aluminum foil (you'll need to wrap inflated balloons with the foil, so make sure you have plenty of foil)
  • scissors
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9 Responses to “Special Science Teleclass: Black Holes”

  1. Aurora Lipper says:

    Unfortunately, the poster is no longer available. However, I updated the link to the game.

  2. ashley1215 says:

    The included links aren’t working.

    “Download the Exploring Black Holes PDF poster file and also try playing the Black Hole Space Travel game…”

  3. This is an example of risk versus benefit. The benefits of using x-rays in medicine outweigh the risks involved. However, doctors only use x-rays when there is a specific reason to do so.

  4. No, the furthest any human has been is the moon. That’s not even out of our solar system!

  5. abigail_brown says:

    why do doctors use x rays if they are danger to our body

  6. abigail_brown says:

    Has a human ever died by falling in a black hole

  7. The answers are printed on the slides as we go through the presentation. The write-in answers are underlined on each slide.

  8. Is there an answer key?

  9. imlkn4wrd says:

    I do not see an answer key for this lesson. Am I missing something? Thank you!