About This Lesson
PowerPoint to show the relative size of the Universe using ideas about distance and time to travel at the speed of light.
Subject
Science — Earth and Space Science
Grade Level
Grades 9-12
Resource Type
Presentation
License
Resources
Files
Our_place_in_the_universe[1][1].ppt
Reviews
4.4
3 Reviews
SML Member
June 17, 2011
SML Member
October 31, 2011
Like this a lot. Hard for students to really comprehend how fast light travels and just how far away objects are. Nice pictures.
SML Member
November 20, 2011
This is really fantastic - thankyou. This is an impactful way to give an impression of the size of the universe.
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A beautiful set of images and a good way to give students a feel for the vast distances in the unvierse.