Everything: A Tour of the Universe

The Universe's Size, Shape and Structure - and Where We Fit In!

Created by: Tony Ceraso
Astronomy

What Will I Learn?

• Do you want to learn about the whole universe in one lesson? Did you know that only a hundred years ago we thought our Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe? How much of the universe can we really see? Tour the universe with Home School Astronomy and get a sense of where we are located in the grand scheme of the universe and how big the universe really is.
• Definition of the universe
• Could there be more than one universe? Multiple Universes
• Comparison of the solar system and the Universe
• Changing perspectives of scale and understanding of galaxies
• Stars and the universe
• The size and shape of the universe
• The observable and unobservable universe
• The Solar Interstellar Neighborhood
• The Milky Way Galaxy and Earth’s location in it
• The local galactic group
• The Virgo Supercluster of galaxies
• The Local Supercluster
• Various representations of the Universe’s structure
• The composition of the Universe: matter, dark matter and dark energy
• Gravity and the structure of the Universe
• Matter and Antimatter
• Discussion of universal movements: Is it static, expanding or contracting?
• Discussion of universal shapes: flat, curved or spherical
• Mapping the Universe using NASA’s WMAP probe
• Particle accelerators
• Size of the Universe
• Mapping the entire visible Universe using NASA’s WMAP probe
• Space-time and gravity
• Black holes and worm holes

Requirements

• None

Target audience

• Anyone wanting to better understand the universe