Afterschool Universe

  • Released Thursday, March 17th, 2011
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:53PM
  • ID: 10116

Afterschool Universe is an out-of-school-time astronomy program for middle school students that explores basic astronomy concepts through engaging hands-on activities and then takes participants on a journey through the Universe beyond the Solar System.

These videos are designed for instructors using the Afterschool Universe program. They are designed to give a better understanding of the assembly, technique and layout of some of the more complicated demonstrations.

Supernova Can Crunch

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Supernova Ball Bounce

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Sources and Detectors

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Infrared Detection Circuit

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Telescope Assembly

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Paper Towel Tube Spectroscope Assembly

Photographs courtesy of David Friedlander.

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Creating a Black Hole

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Stellar Fusion Demonstration

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How Light Carries Information

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A Black Hole in Your Neighborhood

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Life Cycle of a Small Star

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Life Cycle of a Large Star.

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For More Information

See http://universe.nasa.gov/afterschool/

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Series

This visualization can be found in the following series:

Tapes

This visualization originally appeared on the following tapes:
  • After School Universe How-To (ID: 2011003)
    Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - Robert Crippen