Big bang balloon

Big bang balloon
Publication Date: July, 2014
Type of Resource: Practical activity/investigation

This online resource demonstrates the expansion of the Universe.

A balloon is marked with dots to represent different galaxies and as the balloon is inflated the distances between the galaxies and a 'home' galaxy are measured.

The relationship, that has become known as 'Hubble's Law', is further investigated by processing concrete numerical results.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U03 (Year 10)

Australian Curriculum:
  • Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose,... > ACSIS208
  • Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Analyse patterns and trends in data, including describing relationships between... > ACSIS203
  • Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Processing and analysing data and information > Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent... > ACSIS204
  • Year 10 > Science Understanding > Earth and Space Sciences > The universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems and... > ACSSU188