Video Recommendations for Black Holes & other space-related phenomena

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A student-teacher is seeking video recommendations to engage high school students interested in black holes while connecting the topic to physics. Suggestions include the "My Favorite Universe - Death by Black Hole" series, although it lacks engaging visuals. Some participants recommend exploring videos about Nikola Tesla instead, suggesting they might captivate students more effectively. There is also a mention of a Discovery Channel documentary on supermassive black holes that may be available on DVD. Overall, the discussion highlights the challenge of finding visually appealing and educational content on black holes.
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I am currently a student-teacher pursuing my teaching certificate for high school physics. Over the past month or so, my students have been asking a lot about black holes. Since they are showing such an interest in space, I thought it might be a good idea to find a video to show them to connect their interest in black holes with the material that we have been covering over the past several months. Does anyone have any recommendations for a video that would tie the concepts of black holes to physics?

Thank you in advance.
 
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I'm probably wrong, but there aren't too many black hole movies. I have watched this one,
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part2.rar.html

Obiviously your students want to see a lot of animations of bloody holes, but in this one there aren't any. Guy only talks about black holes without actually showing anything. I think you'd better do showing them some movie on N. Tesla, indeed it would impress them much more than black holes that people aren't even sure that are holes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2256433507046558974&q=tesla&pl=true"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5834867580747017149&q=secrets+tesla&pl=true"

I'd suggest the first one, first :rolleyes:
 
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I believe the Discovery Channel had something on supermassive black holes a little while back, so I'm sure they have it on DVD by now. I didn't catch it personally, however, so I can't tell you much about it.
 
Hi,

I'm very interested on watching this movie your refer


http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/...part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/...part2.rar.html


have downloaded it but RAR asks for password. Could you please provide?

Thank you very much.
 
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heartless said:
I'm probably wrong, but there aren't too many black hole movies. I have watched this one,
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847198/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/11847371/My_Favorite_Universe_-__04_-_Death_by_Black_Hole_avi.part2.rar.html

Obiviously your students want to see a lot of animations of bloody holes, but in this one there aren't any. Guy only talks about black holes without actually showing anything. I think you'd better do showing them some movie on N. Tesla, indeed it would impress them much more than black holes that people aren't even sure that are holes.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2256433507046558974&q=tesla&pl=true"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5834867580747017149&q=secrets+tesla&pl=true"

I'd suggest the first one, first :rolleyes:


Could you please give us the pass for RAR as well. Thank you.
 
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haiha said:
Could you please give us the pass for RAR as well. Thank you.

I would be interested to watch this also. :D
 
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