Swift

Beam Me Up

Student Worksheet

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A. Megaphones and Gamma Ray Bursts

Step 2: Shout Out

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Step 3: Gigaphone

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B. Spin the Flashlight

Step 1: Setup

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Step 2: Won't You Beam Mine

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Step 3: Opening Up

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Step 4: You Light Up My Life

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A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Andy Ptak (Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/GSFC