Visualizing the Invisible Students will study black holes
through visual representations available on the Web. After
viewing many animations and simulations of black holes, students
will investigate several means for creating their own
visualizations. Ultimately, students will create animated GIFs
from their own illustrations. How the Internet is used in this
lesson: Students follow bookmarked links to view animations.
Students learn how to create animated GIFs. Students use the
Internet for research. Science, Language Arts Students will be
able to: Understand the basic concepts of black holes and the
story of their discovery. Understand the use of visualization in
cosmology. Apply creative and individual visualizations to
illustrate black holes. This lesson was developed by Master
Teacher Al Doyle, and was funded by the Louis Calder Foundation.