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Aas Science News: Possible Orphan Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the discovery of a supermassive object 90 million light-years from Earth that may be an orphan black hole.
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Harvard University

Universeforum: Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores black holes in an easy-to-understand format. Answers such quesitons as, "What are black holes?" and "Do black holes really exist?"
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NASA

Nasa: Star Child: Black Holes [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This NASA teacher's guide provides educators with background information and classroom activities about black holes. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Detection of Black Holes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the scientific history behind the discovery of black holes. The writer discusses how scientific theories guide scientists in creating explanations for natural phenomena.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Special Waves From Black Holes Discovered

For Students 2nd - 5th
Learn about the discovery of gravitational waves made from two black holes colliding over a billion years ago!
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Space.com

Space: Astronomers Surprised: Stars Born Near Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
Black holes seem to be a constant point of debate for astronomers. This article confirms the theory that black holes can help form massive stars and gives more support to the idea that black holes play a big role in galaxy formation....
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Space.com

Space: Astronomers Surprised: Stars Born Near Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
Black holes seem to be a constant point of debate for astronomers. This article confirms the theory that black holes can help form massive stars and gives more support to the idea that black holes play a big role in galaxy formation....
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NASA

Nasa: Fall Into a Black Hole!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration allows one to play "Falling into a Black Hole," and take an imaginary trip to a black hole right now!
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity and Astrophysics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course focusing on black holes. Course topics include general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology . Course features include selected video lectures, lecture notes, assignments, and exams.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Could the Earth Be Swallowed by a Black Hole?

For Students 9th - 10th
Fabio Pacucci examines the probability of Earth being gobbled up by a black hole.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Watch a clock slow down in the strong gravitational field near the event horizon of a massive black hole. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [2:57]
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:monster of the Milky Way: Birth of a Black Hole

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how a dying star can be reborn as a black hole. View a slide show that follows the progression of events from an old, dying star to newborn black hole.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: No Escape: The Truth About Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is for teachers or anyone interested in detailed information on black holes. Lesson plans are included as well as a grab bag of web images. Students have a chance to write and submit a paper on black holes and to explore the...
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource introduces black holes at two different levels. Take a journey through a black hole, discover what a wormhole is, and discover how we know black holes are there. Includes a quiz on the information presented.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubblesite: Hubble Finds a New Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
From NASA's Hubblesite, photographs of a black hole taken with the Hubble telescope. Includes explanatory press release.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible interactive site with a wealth of well-organized information about black holes. Take a simulated journey to a black hole or try one of the interactive experiments in the Black Hole Encyclopedia to see if you can safely...
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The Black Hole Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore an interactive encyclopedia of known and suspected black holes and find out how they are formed. Includes a glossary of terms, movie files and links to black holes in popular movies and books.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Neutron Stars and Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the characteristics of neutron stars and black holes.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Star Makes Closest Approach to Black Hole in Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
A star known as S0-2 made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in 2018.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Stars: Black Holes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about black holes in our solar system. What are they? How are they formed? What is their structure? The brief, to the point text makes this site most appropriate for the younger researcher.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity Schwarzschild

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Visualization that uses the Schwarzschild metric, showing the orbit light travels near a black hole.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Particle Worldline Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation exploring the behavior of particles as they approach a black hole using Schwarzschild coordinates.
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Black Hole Birth Spawned Record Breaking Blast

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on a recent record-breaking observation in space - the bright gamma-ray burst ever recorded.

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