9th-12th
Film (30Ìýminutes):ÌýCosmic Mashups: Gravity, Galaxies, and Supermassive Black Holes
Live TalkÌý(30Ìýminutes):ÌýTopics include the night sky tonight, stellar life cycles, discovery of black holes, and consequences of relativity and extreme gravitational fields
Themed Activity Add-OnsÌý(30 minutes each, max 25 students each):ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Beyond Human Vision - Explore the world of light and how it applies to black holes through demonstrations comparing the vision of humans, other animals, and telescopes.
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Other than the hydrogen and helium formed at the time of the Big Bang, nuclear fusion within stars produces all atomic nuclei lighter than and including iron, and the process releases electromagnetic energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transported from one place to another and transferred between systems.
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