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Black holes? Are you thinking holes now come in different colors? Don’t be fooled by the topic of this issue that guides young explorers into deep space to discover facts about one of astrophysics’ most fascinating phenomenon. Black holes are not really holes at all, but deeply condensed space matter generated by an imploding star. Although discussions about black holes have taken place for over 100 years, exciting new developments in 2019 included an actual photograph from 55 millions light-years away! Aspiring astronauts using this issue will make their own discoveries including how black holes interact with time, or what “spaghettification” means and its relationship to black holes. Step into your spacesuit and climb aboard our imaginary spaceship. It’s time to blastoff!
In this issue future astrophysicists will:
- Read expository scientific text about black holes
- Create out of this world compound words
- Use the newspaper to calculate areas of photos in the news
- Identify outer space book titles using a decoder ring
- Look closely at newspapers for punctuation to calculate and graph
- Describe in writing a wild ride into space
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