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Visualizing the Expansion of Space

Visualizing the Expansion of Space

This is an activity about the expansion of the Universe. Learners will use a special set of transparency and master sheets with dots representing clusters of galaxies at two different eras of the Universe's history. After aligning the transparency and underlying page, learners then observe and measure clusters moving away from particular locations, graph their data, compute a slope and relate the slope to the age of the Universe. This is...

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Keywords:
Earth and Space Science:Astronomy:Origins and Evolution of the Universe, History of Science, Earth and Space Science:Astronomy:Size and Scale, History/Policy/Law, NSDL, Earth and Space Science:Astronomy, Biological Science, Earth and Space Science:Astronomy:Stars, Physical Sciences:Vibration and Waves, Physics, Mathematics -- Geometry, Mathematics:Problem Solving, Space Science, The Nature of Science:Science and Society, Life Science, Physical Sciences:Motion and Forces, Mathematics -- Measurement, Analysis and Probability, Mathematics, Astrophysics, Earth and Space Science:Solar System:Planetary Atmospheres, Nebulae and Galaxies, Mathematics:Data Collection, Life Sciences:Astrobiology, Physical Sciences:Light and Optics
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Author:
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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Unknown
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