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Cosmology is the study of the origins, evolution and possible end of the Universe. Humans have always wanted to understand how the Universe began, how big and how old the universe is, and how all the parts of the cosmos came to be as they are.
The universe is filled with a wide variety of cosmological phenomena; like galaxies, stars, nebulae, black holes, neutron stars, quasars, comets, asteroids, planets and moons. Mankind has had to design complex technologies and send out pioneering craft on missions of exploration, even embark on dangerous manned missions, in order to gather information to help us understand the wonders of the Universe.
Your task is to choose any one topic that has to do with Cosmology, research that topic and present a 5 – 10 minute visual presentation to the class.
Topics you may find interesting could be: (choose one)
You may want to research one of the amazing technologies that mankind has developed to gather data about the Universe; like
Cosmology is the study of the origins, evolution and possible end of the Universe. Humans have always wanted to understand how the Universe began, how big and how old the universe is, and how all the parts of the cosmos came to be as they are.
The universe is filled with a wide variety of cosmological phenomena; like galaxies, stars, nebulae, black holes, neutron stars, quasars, comets, asteroids, planets and moons. Mankind has had to design complex technologies and send out pioneering craft on missions of exploration, even embark on dangerous manned missions, in order to gather information to help us understand the wonders of the Universe.
Your task is to choose any one topic that has to do with Cosmology, research that topic and present a 5 – 10 minute visual presentation to the class.
Topics you may find interesting could be: (choose one)
You may want to research one of the amazing technologies that mankind has developed to gather data about the Universe; like
You may be fascinated by the many space missions that NASA or ESA has sent out to explore the Solar System and beyond. Pick one:
When researching mankind’s missions, you may want to ask questions like:
What was the purpose of the mission?
What form did the mission take?
From where was it launched?
How long did the craft take to reach its destination?
WASLA Teacher Librarian of the Year- 2017: Jo-Anne Urquhart
- 2016: Lise Legg
WASLA Library Officer of the Year- 2012: Karen Notley