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Instructional Video

First Image of a Black Hole!

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Have scholars ever wondered what a black hole looks like? See the first image of a massive black hole and learn about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how telescopes took images from around the world. The video then relates the size of the black hole to the sun, solar system, and the Milky Way's black hole.

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Concepts

the speed of light, plasma, galaxies, black holes, orbiting, electromagnetic waves, radio waves, space, outer space, space-time, space exploration, light years, the theory of general relativity, force of gravity, gravity, the milky way galaxy

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Supplement discussion of black holes and Theory of General Relativity
Show as a hook to gain student interest in space exploration

Classroom Considerations

Uses higher-level vocabulary

This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

Fascinating video of a never-before-seen image
Narrator does a good job of describing what viewers see

Cons

None

Common Core

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