The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has selected the Galaxy Explorers program as one of two youth programs to develop a media-based component of the new exhibit, Black Holes: Space Warps and Time Twists is  scheduled for completion next summer. Eleven Galaxy Explorers are involved in this project fulltime for three consecutive weeks from August 4th to August 22nd.

During Week one, program participants received training on basic scientific background as well as on various media technologies.  First, the students were asked to produce short audio and still-image presentations using an online tool called Voicethread. These presentations are available here.

The next day, students made cartoons, both on paper and using an online tool.

During the second ant third weeks, students worked in groups to produce video and Flash content. 

Final Content:

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Photos from the 1st and 2nd weeks of the institute.

"Black Holes: Space Warps and Time Twists" is a production of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The "Black Holes" exhibition was funded by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation and additional support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.   Production Partners for "Black Holes: Space Warps and Time Twists" are: The Association of Science-Technology Centers Jeff Kennedy Associates, Inc. XhibitNet/Image Works Goodman Research Group The Youth Astronomy Apprenticeship Program, MIT Galaxy Explorers Black Hole Summer Institute, Chabot Space & Science Center   Black Holes Summer Institute Content by The Galaxy Explorers Program at Chabot Space & Science Center is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

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