After 10 days of intensive cosmology study, students write scripts or do presentations about one of the concepts presented in the workshop. Topics included the Big Bang (13.7 billion years ago), stages of cosmic evolution; matter and antimatter; dark matter and dark energy; General and Special Relativity; and particle physics.

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Graphic Novel Video

General relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915. It
is the current description of gravitation in modern physics. NOVA General Relativity animation.

Graphic Novel PDF

PDF of Powerpoint Presentation

 




Supernova Rap

 


Particle Party


Video

Students created a game show based on 'Family Feud' where contestants answered questions about current research in cosmology.

PDF of Powerpoint Presentation

 

 

 



The Expanding Universe




The Big Bang

 

 


Matter / AntiMatter Wars

 

 

 

2007 Workshop Comics

 


Gravitational Lensing PDF

 

                               

Radiocarbon Comic PDF