Space and Time

Abstract:

This fun Web site is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they are introduced to space and time with six engaging and kid-friendly areas. Welcome to the Fourth Dimension, which looks at how time is needed to describe where you are in the fourth dimension. It's All Relative, an explanation of how time and space are different depending on your frame of reference. Mass Appeal, which uses the example of an elephant on a page of paper to explain how the Sun's mass causes space and time to bend. You Light Up My Life, how Arthur Eddington proved that Einstein's light-bending prediction was right. Everyday Einstein: Black Holes, an overview of these "bottomless dimples in space."Time Travel Kit, a look at how the faster you move in space, the slower you move in time.

Subject:

Science and Technology

Grade Level:

Primary

Collection:

American Museum of Natural History