Travel Into a Black Hole (Ages 8-10)

In this one-time astronomy & physics course, students will learn the science of black holes through a simulation of what it would be like to travel into one.

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55 minutes

per class

Meets once

8-10

year olds

4-10

learners per class

per learner

How does a “One-Time” class work?

Meets once at a scheduled time

Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

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Description

Class Experience

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel into a black hole? What would you see? What would you feel? Where would you go? 
Did you know that the word “spaghettification” is a real term used by scientists when talking about traveling into black holes?

Students will go on a journey into a black hole to learn about this mystical phenomenon. The class is a simulation to help students visualize the different properties of black holes and how they influence objects in their...

This is an adaptation of a lesson I taught for 8th graders for two years at a college preparatory school. The foundation of this unit is based on research conducted by leading scientists in the field of astrophysics. The course is then enhanced with age-appropriate material designed to be accessible for teenagers and address a wide variety of learning styles.

55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Julia Ruth

Former Middle School Science Teacher

82 total reviews

63 completed classes

About Me

I am a former research scientist currently working as a traveling circus artist and acrobat. When I first left my job of 6 years as a scientist (I worked in a variety of research labs including ones at NASA and NOAA), I became a middle school...