Starter: Our Black Hole

Short description

Scientists have long theorised that there is a black hole in the centre of our galaxy but proof in the form of an image was only released recently, and it got astrophysicists pretty excited! This starter activity engages your students with this topical news story as well as provides an opportunity for them to apply their knowledge of gravitational force. Also provided are teacher instructions on how to use the discussion technique: think, pair share.

Learning objective

• Apply understanding of gravitational force
  

Blueprint curriculum links

• Year 8: Gravity
  

 Activity contents

• PowerPoint file

The activity is delivered as a PowerPoint file. After you checkout, you will see a download link on the confirmation page. You will also receive an email with the link to download it.

Links

Read the full news story

Read more about think, pair, share

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