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Gamma-Ray Burst Educator Unit
As a part of its educational effort, the a href="http://epo.sonoma.edu/">Education and Public Outreach Group at Sonoma State University put together these standards-based activities, which are designed to use gamma-ray bursts to engage your students and teach them science and math concepts. Gamma-ray bursts are unimaginably huge explosions signaling the births of black holes.
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View the Educator Guide and supporting materials
- Gamma-ray Burst Educator Guide (HTML)
- Gamma-Ray Burst Educator Guide (PDF)
- Mystery Source Cards (PDF) - to support Activity 1 in the booklet
- Transparencies for these activities (PDF)