Resources for individual classes
Before the 5th Class,
• Please read the following stories in The Complete Cosmicomics:
– How Much Shall We Bet? Assigned for last week, but we'll continue our look at it. Please look again at Class #4 assignments for related resources.
– The Dinosaurs
– The Form of Space
• Please watch or read these materials:
From The Dinosaurs,
“The causes of the rapid extinction of the Dinosaur remain mysterious; the species had evolved and grown throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, and for 150 million years the Dinosaur had been the undisputed master of the continents. Perhaps the species was unable to adapt to the great changes of climate and vegetation which took place in the Cretaceous period. By its end all the Dinosaurs were dead.”*
The Geological Ages of the Earth
Look over this chart of the geological ages. Click the chart to enlarge.
If you want to learn more about events that define the various eras in the life of the plant, see the Wikipedia entry Geological Time Scale.
The End of the Dinosaurs
What is the latest view on how dinosaur rule ended? Watch this video. (After about 10 minutes, when an advertisement, you can skip the rest.)
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From The Form of Space,
“The equations of the gravitational field which relate the curve of space to the distribution of matter are already becoming common knowledge.” *
If mass tells space how to curve, and space tells mass how to move, how can we imagine the shape of space? Here's how Dan Burns helps his high school physics students imagine it.
What IS the shape of OUR universe?
What shape MUST the universe have if QfwfQ and his companions will not collide until their trip reaches infinity?
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* Excerpts From
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-complete-cosmicomics/id1517985510
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