A Terrific Science Program Set To Music
For Students K-6
KIDS WANT TO KNOW...
How did the universe get started?
What are space and time?
Where did stars and planets
and matter come from?
Why do stars shine?
Big Bang and Beyond is a rollicking, musical trip through the universe meeting
many interesting characters. The Space Cab Driver will point out many of the
objects in outer space and demonstrate the vastness of the universe. Dr.
Cosmos will teach the students about the origins of space, time, energy and
matter. (He might even do the boogaloo.) Mr. Gravity will show how stars and
planets were formed.
Talk show host Carl Clueless will interview the star, Deneb, who does a country line dance with the kids, reveals how stars function
and how matter is created in stars. This leads to the astounding conclusion
that we are all stardust!
Scientific concepts presented in Big
Bang and Beyond
A
brief description of some objects found in the universe is given:
moons, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and some are named.
When discussing the universe, extremely large numbers are involved:
trillions of stars, light years. These concepts are presented in a
simple entertaining way.
The Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe is presented
including the origin of space, time and matter.
With space and time came dimensions. There is an explanation of one
dimension, two dimensions, three dimensions, and time as the fourth
dimension.
Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter
can be solid, liquid, or gas. Examples are given.
Energy is defined as heat, light, radiation, force, movement and
examples given.
Matter and energy are really different forms of the same thing. Matter
can make energy (for example when a burning match gives off light and
heat) and energy can make matter (which happened soon after the big
bang).
The
force of gravity is discussed and how all objects have gravity, the
larger the object the more gravity.
After the big bang, the simplest atoms, hydrogen and helium, were
formed. Individual atoms were attracted to each other because of
gravity and when enough atoms clumped together, the gravitational
attraction was so great that enormous pressure was exerted.
Little atoms were smashed together to form larger atoms and energy was
released. The big balls of gas became stars.
Stars in constellations are not necessarily near each other.
The process of fusion, which powers stars, is described.
Stars have finite life spans. When stars use up most of their supply
of hydrogen and helium they shrink down and then explode into a
supernova. This sends the contents of the former star (atoms) out into
space.
Exploded star stuff mixes with stuff from other exploded stars and
gravity causes some of it to clump together forming new stars and also
planets.
All of the atoms on Earth and elsewhere, in all inanimate objects, in
all forms of life, were made in stars.
