Unit 4 – Galaxies and Cosmology (total days: 11, pages: 402):$30
$30.00
In this unit students learn about the largest objects in the universe: galaxies and galaxy clusters. A basic treatment of the complexity of galaxy collision simulations is presented as well as a unique activity to determine the age of the universe through the analysis of images of galaxies.
Topics include Galaxies, Our Position in the Milky Way, Galaxy Classification, Galaxy Collision Simulations, The Mass of the Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way, The Hubble Deep Field, Cosmology, Speed, Distance and Time, The Cosmic Distance Ladder, The Hubble Expansion Law, Active Galactic Nuclei.