Week 5: Galexies to Black Holes - Science Methods II (Addy Junge)

 Addy Junge

Week 5: Galaxies to Black Holes

1. What did you do in lab today?​

  •  During lab, we had our presentations on certain space topics, such as Stars, Meteors, Meteorites, Craters & Comets, Galexies, and Black Holes. We all took notes of the different presentations. Some things I learned about stars are that the larger the mass = the shorter its life cycle. When learning about Meteors, Meteorites, Craters & Comets, the group covered the differences between the four, along with our current understanding of what they are. Something else we talked about was Ann Hodges and how she was the only person to be struck by a meteorite and survive. Next, we talked about galaxies and the preconception that they are made up of stars only. And then our group covered black holes, covering misconceptions, cool facts, female contributions, and more!
2. What was the big question?​
  • I would say the big question during our lab would be "What big ideas do you want your peers to take away from your topic?"
3. What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion?​
  • Here are my notes from the lecture:
4. Read the online textbook, chapter 1:
  1. What did you learn?​
    • Along with what we learned in our lecture, I learned a little more about each individual planet (inner and outer). Inner planets are also known as terrestrial planets, and outer planets are known as gas giants. These are based on the basis of the planet's position with respect to the Sun. Something else I learned a little bit more about the asteroid belt and how it is located between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroids are also known as minor planets or planetoids. I did not know there were major asteroids in the asteroid belt with actual names (Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea), which I thought was interesting!
  2. What was most helpful?​
    • I thought the most helpful aspect was all the images, specifically about the 3 different shapes of galaxies (spiral, elliptical, and irregular). It gave me a better understanding of what they could actually look like and how they are shaped. Also, even though I did my presentation on black holes, the video from NASA Space Place gave me a better understanding of what a black hole is and spaghettification. 
  3. What do you need more information on?​
    •  I think I need a little bit more information on how galaxies are studied. Maybe diving into the Hubble Space Telescope and how it works, or how it was built. 
5. What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have?
  • I want to cover how stars form more in class on Monday! I am struggling a little bit with understanding the differences in stars, too. 

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