Everything: A Tour of the Universe
The Universe's Size, Shape and Structure - and Where We Fit In!
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What You Will Learn!
- Do you want to learn about the whole universe in one lesson? Did you know that only a hundred years ago we thought our Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe? How much of the universe can we really see? Tour the universe with Home School Astronomy and get a sense of where we are located in the grand scheme of the universe and how big the universe really is.
- Definition of the universe
- Could there be more than one universe? Multiple Universes
- Comparison of the solar system and the Universe
- Changing perspectives of scale and understanding of galaxies
- Stars and the universe
- The size and shape of the universe
- The observable and unobservable universe
- The Solar Interstellar Neighborhood
- The Milky Way Galaxy and Earth’s location in it
- The local galactic group
- The Virgo Supercluster of galaxies
- The Local Supercluster
- Various representations of the Universe’s structure
- The composition of the Universe: matter, dark matter and dark energy
- Gravity and the structure of the Universe
- Matter and Antimatter
- Discussion of universal movements: Is it static, expanding or contracting?
- Discussion of universal shapes: flat, curved or spherical
- Mapping the Universe using NASA’s WMAP probe
- Particle accelerators
- Size of the Universe
- Mapping the entire visible Universe using NASA’s WMAP probe
- Space-time and gravity
- Black holes and worm holes
Description
Do you want to learn about the whole universe in one lesson? Did you know that only a hundred years ago we thought our Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe? How much of the universe can we really see? Tour the universe with Home School Astronomy and get a sense of where we are located in the grand scheme of the universe and how big the universe really is.
This Course includes the following great BONUS LESSONS:
What on Earth is Astronomy?
Mini-Lesson: Eclipses
Mini-Lesson: Meteor Showers
Mini-Lesson: Aurora
Everything – A Tour of the Universe
1. Objective
2. Warm-up activity
3. Definition of the universe
4. Multiple universes
5. Comparison of the solar system and the Universe
6. Changing perspectives of scale and understanding of galaxies
7. Stars and the universe
8. The size of the universe
9. The observable and unobservable universe
10. The Solar Interstellar Neighborhood
11. The Milky Way Galaxy and Earth’s location in it
12. The local galactic group
13. The Virgo Supercluster of galaxies
14. The Local Supercluster
15. Various representations of the Universe’s structure
16. The composition of the Universe: matter, dark matter and dark energy
17. Gravity and the structure of the Universe
18. Antimatter
19. Discussion of universal movements: static, expanding or contracting
20. Discussion of universal shapes: flat, curved or spherical
21. Particle accelerators
22. Size of the Universe
23. Mapping the Universe using NASA’s WMAP probe
24. Space-time and gravity
25. Black holes and worm holes
26. Test questions
27. Cross-curricular activities
Who Should Attend!
- Anyone wanting to better understand the universe
