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Stephen Hawking's Universe. Teacher's Guide. INSTITUTION Thirteen WNET, New York, NY.; Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, DC DOCUMENT RESUME ED 460 839 SE 062 663 AUTHOR Thompson, Malcolm H.; Rameau, Jonathan D. TITLE Stephen Hawking's Universe. Teacher's Guide. INSTITUTION Thirteen WNET, New York, NY.; Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, DC. SPONS AGENCY Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY.; Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Miami, FL.; Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 13p.; Also made possible by AMGEN. "Stephen Hawking's Universe" is a Thirteen/WNET/Uden Associates/David Filkin Enterprises coproduction with BBC-TV. Videotape not available from ERIC. AVAILABLE FROM Educational Publishing, Thirteen-WNET, 356 W. 58th Street, New York, NY 10019. Tel: 212-560-2888; Web site: http://www.wnet.org; Web Site: http://www.pbs.org. For full text: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/tguide.pdf. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Astronomy; Earth Science; Educational Television; Higher Education; *Matter; Nuclear Physics; Physics; Science Activities; Science Education; *Scientific Concepts; Scientific Principles; Secondary Education; Solar System; Space Exploration; *Space Sciences; *Stars; Teaching Guides IDENTIFIERS Big Bang Theory; Black Holes; *Cosmology; *Hawking (Stephen) ABSTRACT This program guide is meant to help teachers assist ,their students in viewing the six-part pubic television series, "Stephen Hawking's Universe." The guide features program summaries that give background information and brief synopses of the programs; previewing activities that familiarize students with the subject; vocabulary that gives definitions of the terms used in each program; postviewing activities that require students to use mathematics, research, and writing skills to examine issues and ideas discussed in the program; biographies of important figures in the history of cosmology; and Web sites on related topics. The first program in this series, "Seeing is Believing," shows the radical revisions that have taken place in cosmology over the last two thousand years. The second, "The Big Bang," describes the controversies surrounding the big bang theory. The third, "Cosmic Alchemy," examines theories concerning the evolution of matter. The fourth, "On the Dark Side," views the role that cold, dark matter plays in the universe. The fifth, "Black Holes and Beyond," discusses the enigmatic objects that result from a star's catastrophic gravitational collapse. The final program, "An Answer to Everything," examines scientists' attempts to develop a complete theory of how the universe works. (WRM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ("5") 00 71- C2I s el en a_Lin: ilk . .14 06 IP - - I / ss _OP : : it '!5 , rr 416 . rt. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION attics of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Thdocument has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 4. s s .411. 01,' 4 , re Stephen Hawking's Universeand this guide are made possible by: Alfred P Sloan Foundation The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Public television stations AMGEN 4A4 . -I _ Acknowledgments AMGEN This guide was produced by Mittin.wnet .11 Educational Resources Center Ruth Ann Burns, Director I I' 0', /1 s , , I ' II' 0; .1 Project Director:Robert A.Miller Supervising Editor:David Reisman, Ed.D. I I' II I'I I/I ' I /' I I Design/Art Direction:vanOs I" I I' I I I. .- *Graphics:JustM Malko Writers:Malcolm It Thompson I /': 1, II I' I II Jonathan D. Rameau : " Photo Researcher:Christina L. Draper I I 'I'/IIII/ 1'1 I / /I cop,:Editor and Proofreader: I I': "I II I I I' Shanbon Rothenberger 1 / 'I I I I : II :I I I' I II"I ' II 1 II', I'I I I 'I I' Idviser:Roe Gould, Education Analyst. : Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory I/ II /' 1"," III/ S I' / II I Stephen Hawking's Universeis a III I II/ l 1 I I 11 / 1 II I I: ThirteenAVNET/Uden Associates/David Filkin 1 I : 1I" I/ I 1/I I I /I Enterprises coproduction in association I I" with BBC-Tv. II I I, I Ia I I II I "I I'IIII II A 1 1 ,/ I: / I: I , 1 II /I " ' / A II Stephen Hawking's Universe /I" I I 51' I:I " I I/ I I 'I II and this guide are made possible bv: , Alfred R Sloan Foundation ' , I The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations // S I' v II" S I '1 'the Corporation for Public Broadcasting / / " SI , Public television stations AMGEN Copyright © 1997 ThirteenAVNET ..111..._ Ordering Information Stcpben Hawkingls Universeis available on videocassette from PBS I I ome Video. To order, call 1-800-645-4727. To purchase for educational use, ! call 1-800-424-7963. ' II I . A companion bookVephen Hawking's Universe: The Casinos Evplained 41 t as) ?si r 1 3 be David Filkin, the series producer and i:I 2 oi if, a fellow student of I lawking at Oxford, is availabk!at bookstores for $30. flit Il I '.1i IV '01111.4 4)10 Published bv,Basic Books. Mil e- r r l )8)) (ut..t N11)1, 11111) r 3 .11 ).;1(11 )0e,till r.11.),))11,ryN o) 1 10 Videotaping Rights mio r r Off-air taping rights ofStephen Hawking:s -( t o) I 1 est ,.) N r- r 1_ 7 Universeare available to educators for One year folltiwing each broadcast release. ai ,111. HI httio iolu, introduction What is our place in the universe? What existed at the beginningg How to Use This Guide of space and time? Where did the universe come from and g This teacher's guide offers the following components: where is it headed? ? Program summaries that give background information and ? brief synopses of the programs; Throughout history, imaginative mathematicians and scientists ; Previewing activities that familiarize students with the subject; have sought the answers to these fundamental questions. Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Hubble, and others used;Vocabulary that pies definitions of terms used in each pro- direct observation, reasoning, applied mathematics, and new ? gram; technologies to overturn ideas about cosmology that were once ? Postviewing activities that correspond to the program viewed, deemed fundamental truths. Their breakthroughs reshaped sci- ? and require students to use mathematics, research and writ- ? ence's understanding of the nature and structure of the uni- 9 ing skills to examine issues and ideas discussed in Stephen verse. Their work, and that of other important cosmologists, Hawking's Universe; not only provided new explanations of the universe, but also ; Biographies of important figures in the history of cosmology; raised seemingly paradoxical questions. Did the vast variety and; and mass of matter that make up the cosmos evolve from nothing but energy? If so, where did the energy that created all of the g Web sites on related topics. matter in the universe come from? Please Note: Each page in this guide can be photocopied and The history of cosmology is a detective story in which each dis- distributed to students before viewing a program, or can be covery leads to even more puzzles. Yet each step brings scien- used as background information for developing lessons. Please tists closer to cosmology's ultimate goal a single theory that tailor the use of these materials to meet your classroom needs. takes into account all the forces shaping the universe. Stephen Hawking's Universe can be used in both mathematics Stephen Hawking's Universe is a six-part public television and science classes. We encourage you to share these materials series that invites viewers to take part in this voyage of discov- with your colleagues. 9 ery. Hosted by renowned Cambridge University mathematics professor Stephen Hawking, the program features noted astronomers, mathematicians, cosmologists, and physicists who provide an overview of the history of cosmology and the con- temporary challenges faced by astronomers. contents The first program in Stephen Hawking's Universe, "Seeing is Believing," shows the radical revisions that have taken place in cosmology in the last two thousand years. The second, "The "Seeing is Believing" 2 Big Bang," describes the controversies surrounding the big ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0bang theory. The third, "Cosmic Alchemy," examines theories "The Big Bang" concerning the evolution of matter. The fourth, "On the Dark Side," looks at the role that cold, dark matter plays in the uni- "Cosmic Alchemy" 4 verse. The fifth, "Black Holes and Beyond," discusses the enig- matic objects that result from a star's catastrophic gravitational collapse. The final program, "An Answer to Everything," exam- "On the Dark Side" 5 ines scientists' attempts to develop a complete theory of how the universe works. "Black Holes and Beyond" 6 "An Answer to Everything" 7 Biographies 8 4 seein is believing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <) Vocabulary Activity a universe:the totali01 of all things. cf) Eratosthenes (276-194 BO measured the circumference of the 7.1 geocentric universe:an earth-centered model of the universe. earth using an ingenious technique. You can use this technique heliocentric (adverse:a sun-centered model of the universe. 0 today with modern data. 1) On a piece of lined paper I>Program Summary draw two intersecting lines.
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