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Unit 2. Unit 1 DB - mystery can redux This really wasn’t an exercise of determining can content per se Exercise was to open up the mind to asking questions, determining methods for tests. . . Scientific Method Black Box investigations. Mystery Can (sliced mushrooms). Unit 2.
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Unit 2 • Unit 1 DB - mystery can redux • This really wasn’t an exercise of determining can content per se • Exercise was to open up the mind to asking questions, determining methods for tests. . . • Scientific Method • Black Box investigations
Unit 2 • Read Chapter 14,15, appendix B • Watch Video • Read story about microscope • Discussion Board (There are 2 sub boards) • Seminar on Black Holes • Project on Health Department (due by Tuesday, 11:59 pm ET) Things to do this week
Virtual Field Trip Lets go on a black hole field trip • Spend 10 minutes at this site • Finding the Invisible (see how you can “look” at the universe) • The Voyage (pick one of the 2 destinations and explore) • Up Close and Personal (see how you would see with a warped space-time)
Unit 2 Seminar • What is the biggest obstacle to proving that black holes really do exist? • What kinds of evidence are there that they do? • Given what you know about scientific inquiry, why is the lack of direct evidence for black holes a problem for scientists? • Why might black holes be important? • How is the search for black holes similar to the quest to view microscopic objects?
Unit 2 SeminarScanning Tunneling Microscopy Still, this is indirect evidence. We cannot see things this small!!