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''Based on materials developed by Kaspar von Braun, NStED/IPAC''

Revision as of 04:49, 12 August 2010

Calendar Scavenger Hunt

Developed by Beth Thomas. Here is a worksheet for exploring various ways of measuring time: worksheet (pdf) and answer key (pdf)

Interacting Binary Star System Activity

Developed by Beth Thomas. This completely self-contained activity was originally designed for a Spitzer Teacher project (from round 3). Download the pdf here.

Simulation of an Eclipse of WZ Sge Activity

Developed by Beth Thomas. This completely self-contained activity was originally designed for a Spitzer Teacher project (from round 3). Download the pdf here.

How do you find variables?

Based on materials developed by Peter Plavchan, NStED/IPAC

Classifying variables in the Kepler data set

Based on materials developed by Peter Plavchan, NStED/IPAC -- still under construction

Measuring eclipsing binaries in the Kepler data set

Based on materials developed by Julian van Eyken, NStED/IPAC

NanoKepler -- Hunting for Planets with Kepler

Based on materials developed by Kaspar von Braun, NStED/IPAC