Black Hole Experiment Activity

- Grades
- Grades 2–12
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- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Science
- Topic
- Black Hole Experiment Activity, Black Hole Experiment
- Resource types
- Activities
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About this resource
Activity Introduction
An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about space facts.
Black Hole Experiment
Do you like reading about space? If yes, what is your favourite topic?
What do you know about our solar system? What is the smallest planet in our solar system? What is the biggest planet in our solar system? What is the hottest planet in our solar system? And what is the coldest one?
Do you think there are aliens? If yes, what do you think they look like? What do they eat and how they speak to each other? Where do they live?
What is a galaxy? And what is a milky way?
Have you recently saw a shooting star? If yes, tell us more about it, like when did it happen and where?
What is a blackhole? Can a blackhole gets bigger by time?
Do you like counting the stars? What do you think a star is made of?
The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about the fantastic space.
Black Hole Experiment
This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity.
Instructions
Let’s experiment how black holes attract objects! Place the magnet as instructed on the black hole, then slowly move one paper clip at a time closer and closer to the magnet. After you’re done with all the pins, write your notes below.
Format
Available in a PDF format.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Observe and record how a magnet attracts objects as they move closer
Explain, using the magnet model, how a black hole pulls in nearby objects
Skills covered
Scientific observation — noting when each paper clip is pulled to the magnet
Explaining a model — writing why the objects were drawn in
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A magnet and several paper clips are the only supplies listed on the page.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Black holes
Magnetic attraction
Scientific models
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