Stephen Hawking's Universe
The PBS series STEPHEN
HAWKING'S UNIVERSE is an exploration of physics and cosmology through the work of
the famed physicist Stephen Hawking. A 6-part series, it premiered on PBS in the
Fall of 1997. The companion STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE Web site on Thirteen
has a wealth of resources including photographs, essays on relevant topics by
leading experts, an "ask-the-experts" section, and an extensive bibliography. Now
wNetSchool brings you original lesson plans and reviews of selected sites, to
help you use the STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE programs and online content in your
classroom.
Link to the STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE
site.
Check out STEPHEN
HAWKING's UNIVERSE Teachers Guide.
To
order the STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE videos to use in your classroom, call
1-800-424-7963.
Original Lesson Plans
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Visualizing the Invisible, Grades 9-12.
Using the STEPHEN HAWKING'S
UNIVERSE Web site, students will study black holes. They will view visual
representations available on the Web, and ultimately create animated GIFs from
their own illustrations.
Selected Sites
- Space Time
Wrinkles, Grades 9-12.
This site is an extensive visual investigation of
relativity, Einstein, and black holes. It includes a section called "Foundations
of Relativity for Relative Beginners."
- Views of
the Solar System, Grades 5-12.
In addition to animations of every planet,
this site features educator's guides to various planetary phenomena.
