Activity #4. Big bang, the origin and the expansion of the Universe

Hi there,

New proposal, astronomers! Now is time to investigate a little bit. Follow the steps:

1. Create a little text (2 or 3 paragraphs) explaining the origin of the Universe or Big Bang and its expansion. Use the following websites:

Big bang website #1

Big bang website #2

Big bang video #1

2. After, you have to explain the theory of the Universe’s Expansion using the following

material: a balloon, a marker and a ruler. Take different pictures of the process.

3. Use the images you have taken and this website giphy.com to create a GIF of the work done.

Steps:

a) Click create, at the right top of the screen

b) Then, “Choose photo or GIF” and choose an image

c) Under the picture, click “add more images” and “Browse files”

d) Choose the seconds of each image, write a tittle for the GIF and “enter your

captation”.

e) Then , click “Continue to upload” and “Upload to Giphy”

f) Lastly, click “Embed” and copy the code you will need to add to the post of you blog.

Activity #3 Astronomer's timeline

Hello again astronomers,

Today's mission! Taking the astronomers from the exercise 2, create a timeline. Use the online software you want: canva, postermywall, genially, powerpoint, etc.

Activity #2: Famous astronomers

Next activity, astronomers!

You need to build a table with 5 well-known astronomers. In that table you must include:

Name

Date of birth

Main thinking

Image

(create a label with the name "Astronomy history")

Activity #1

Hello, astronomers!

It is time to start creating your post. In this first activity, we ask you to post the information you researched about vocabulary (the activity we started with the quiz in class). 

Let's start!