Chocolate Lover Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Can you help me find good sources/websites, books, etc. on gamma ray bursts/explosions for DS newly 10 yrs old? I really don't know how to help him. He wants to do an experiment for a science fair. Of course, it must be safe(mommy concern). Any suggestions are welcome.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Lover Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Anyone? Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Lover Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 I really need some help on this. Just a website? Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Have you found anything good by Googling "Physics for Kids" or "Astrophysics and kids"? (for example) I made a feeble attempt and found some websites that look compelling, but none that explore gamma bursts and star explosions. Most of the resources we have at home are college and up. I'm not sure how much there is out there on these topics for 10 year-olds :tongue_smilie:. Best wishes, and if you find something...share it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Okay, don't have any resources, but how about a theme song? (actually, the song has associated activities and materials to go with it, you can find those here) You can listen to the song at the site too. :) This song's been going through my head since you posted this! Swift Song We know that gamma ray explosions happen randomly all over the sky (It's like a lottery: a ticket for each square degree) You see a FLASH! and then there's not another till about a day has gone by (But that depends upon detector sensitivity) In just a moment they spew energy worth (That's pretty fast) A value we can't even fathom on Earth (It's really vast!) But just what's giving rise to gamma ray sparked skies? Is it the death cry of a massive star or black hole birth? (Or both, or both? or both!) Chorus: Swiftly swirling, gravity twirling Neutron stars about to collide Off in a galaxy so far away Catastrophic interplay A roller coaster gamma ray ride Superbright explosion then Never to repeat again How are we supposed to know? How about a telescope rotation Swiftly onto the location Of its panchromatic afterglow? In just a moment gamma ray bursts reach a peak and swiftly fade from view (It's like a beacon shining clear across the Universe) But they leave embers in the longer wavelengths fading for a day or two (It's exponential -- it decays forever) To solve this space age mystery is why (We wanna know) We want to catch a thousand bursts on the fly (What makes' em go?) Their X-ray light disperse unlock the Universe Measure their distance from their redshift mark their spot on the sky (They're where? They're here! They're there! They're everywhere!) (Chorus) Swiftly swirling, gravity twirling Neutron stars about to collide Off in a galaxy so far away Catastrophic interplay A roller coaster gamma ray ride Superbright explosion then Never to repeat again How are we supposed to know? Swift is the satellite that swings Onto those brightly bursting things To grab the multiwavelength answer to what makes them glow It's like a lottery - a ticket for each square degree It's like a beacon shining clear across the Universe Swift is the satellite that swiftly swings all over the sky Swift is designed to catch a burst of gamma rays on the fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Try http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060308/Note3.asp http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-196208505.html http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/bursts.html http://grb.sonoma.edu/ http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/resources/teachers/pdfs/GammaRayBurstsSecondary.pdf http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/gamma.html Have you seen the homemade cloud (ionization) chambers to detect cosmic radiation? He'd probably think those were cool (I do :D). http://thehappyscientist.com/science-video/cloud-chamber another design crop.unl.edu/claes/HUSEP/CloudChamberPlans.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Go to NASA's website - they have great stuff there! I'm here crossing my fingers that my DH's flights tomorrow won't somehow get all messed up by this Coronal Mass Ejection hitting tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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