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| + | [https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e OpenStax Astronomy Textbook] - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference. | ||
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bN1q6bRCU5jsXcH8XT67qhMxhMylLRrach5LTXspoF4/edit?usp=sharing What is a Star and How does a Star Form?] - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity. | [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bN1q6bRCU5jsXcH8XT67qhMxhMylLRrach5LTXspoF4/edit?usp=sharing What is a Star and How does a Star Form?] - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity. | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 26 July 2024
High School / Astronomy 101
OpenStax Astronomy Textbook - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference.
What is a Star and How does a Star Form? - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity.
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum - This is a short slideshow with an embedded activity about waves and energy.
Filters - This is a short slideshow with an embedded video and activity explaining filters.
What is a YSO? - This is a short slideshow describing the different classes of young stellar objects (YSOs).
What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram? - A short set of notes describing a color-magnitude (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram.
What is a Color-Color Diagram? - This is a short explanation of what a color-color magnitude diagram is and what it can tell you.
Classifying Stars with Spectra - K20 lab for HS utilizing SDSS data and stellar spectra to find patterns and classify stars - has data for 20 stars, ppts, and group comparison.
Where Does the Data Come From? - This is a slideshow with examples of different satellites and surveys that collect data in multiple wavelengths.
What are SEDs and How to Interpret Them - This is a slideshow that explains blackbody curves and spectral energy distributions.
Using IRSA to Make Three-Color Images - This is an activity that teaches students what they will see when they search for an image on IRSA. It also walks students through how to make a three-color image in IRSA.
IRSA - Uploading a Catalog and Image Inspection - This is a slideshow explaining how to upload a catalog to IRSA. It also explains how to inspect an image.
Middle School
What is a Star and How Does it Form? - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.
What is a Star and How Does it Form? Open-Ended Questions - This is an activity where middle school students write about what they learned about star formation.
A Universe Without Supernovae - This is a simple activity incorporating star life cycle with events and ties elements made during supernovae to daily life.
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 3-2-1 Summary with Reading - This allows students to review the EMS and connect wavelength, frequency, and energy.
Filters - This is a slideshow for middle school students with embedded lab explaining filters.
