Supernova Educator Unit

We have developed a set of activities and background materials for the Supernova Educator Unit. This is being jointly developed for Fermi and XMM-Newton. The activities below are still works in progress. Please let us know if you have any comments on these activities.

• Download the Earth Globe Demo Write-up (PDF)
• Download the disability accessible Earth Globe Demo Write-up (PDF)

Supernova Poster Image of front 3Mb Supernova Poster PDF of back 2.4Mb

• Supernova Educator Guide (6MB PDF) - A 50-page full color teacher's guide to help students learn about the end of the life of stars.
• 508 Disability Accessible Supernova Educator Guide (4.6MB PDF)
• Activity 1 File
  • Supernova matching game cards (printable on business card template Avery 5881).
• Activity 2 Files
  • Crab Nebula as seen in 1956.
  • Crab Nebula as seen in 1999.
  • Crab Nebula expansion animation.
  • Crawl of the Crab activity MS Excel file - Teacher version (answer key).
  • Crawl of the Crab activity MS Excel file - Student version.
  • Crawl of the Crab online version.