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Runaway Universe
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/index.html
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This website is part of NOVA Online, which is produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) by the Science Unit at WGBH in Boston. This site accompanies the television program of the same name, and ponders the question: What is the fate of our Universe? It provides information on the history and size of the universe, supernova explosions, and the local universe around the Milky Way. There is also a game exhibiting the Doppler effect and what it tells us about distant stars. A teacher's guide contains activities, teaching ideas, and a viewing guide for classroom use. The accompanying video is available through mail order.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Lab activity
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
    • Video
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
Flash player
VRML plug-in needed for virtual tour. Media Player plug-in needed for video footage.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Web site Copyright 2002 WGBH Educational Foundation. This site is owned and operated by the WGBH Educational Foundation. No material from wgbh.org or any Web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by WGBH may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of WGBHs copyright and other proprietary rights. The use of any such material on any other Web site or networked computer environment is prohibited. All trademarks, servicemarks, and trade names are proprietary to WGBH Educational Foundation or Public Broadcasting Service or the owners of such trademarks, servicemarks, or trade names.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-517
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
    • 9-12:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Interactions of energy and matter
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Origin and evolution of the universe
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: WGBH, NOVA