7. Spark: The Universe in Us – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (25 min film + Customized Segment)
Description: Explores how the atoms in our bodies were forged in the cores of stars, connecting cosmic processes to human life.
Standards:
- HS-PS1-8: Develop models to illustrate the process of nuclear fusion and decay.
- HS-ESS1-6: Apply scientific reasoning to show that nuclear fusion in stars produces elements.
8. Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (25 min film + Customized Segment)
Description: A thrilling journey into black hole science, relativity, and spacetime. Features simulations of stellar collapse and the formation of black holes.
Standards:
- HS-ESS1-1: Use Kepler’s laws to describe orbits and the role of gravity.
- HS-PS2-4: Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation to describe and predict motion.
9. Dark Universe – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (30 min film + Customized Segment)
Description: Explore modern cosmology, dark matter, and dark energy to understand the universe’s structure and fate. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Standards:
- HS-ESS1-2: Construct explanations based on evidence for the Big Bang Theory.
- HS-PS4-2: Evaluate questions about wave/particle duality and light.
10. Hot and Energetic Universe – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (30 min film + Customized Segment)
Description: Uses X-ray astronomy to explore black holes, galaxy clusters, and high-energy cosmic phenomena.
Standards:
- HS-ESS1-2: Construct explanations for cosmic structures.
- HS-PS4-5: Communicate information about electromagnetic radiation across the spectrum.