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''If you have questions or need help, you can email binap@googlegroups.com and your question will go to the group of teachers that made these lessons. These teachers are: | ''If you have questions or need help, you can email binap@googlegroups.com and your question will go to the group of teachers that made these lessons. These teachers are: | ||
* Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont | * Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont | ||
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''If you use any of these lessons please fill out [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6TifmguQa_MBlaFNs7H5WS_ZUGXM1ndJ6Xy2by3XHOplmwQ/viewform?usp=sf_link this Google Form]'' | ''If you use any of these lessons please fill out [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6TifmguQa_MBlaFNs7H5WS_ZUGXM1ndJ6Xy2by3XHOplmwQ/viewform?usp=sf_link this Google Form]'' | ||
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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://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e OpenStax Astronomy Textbook] - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference. | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 26 July 2024
If you have questions or need help, you can email binap@googlegroups.com and your question will go to the group of teachers that made these lessons. These teachers are:
- Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont
- Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee
- Tom Rutherford, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee / King University, Bristol, Tennessee
- Ace Schwarz, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
If you use any of these lessons please fill out this Google Form
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 accomplish image inspections for young stellar objects (YSOs).
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.
What is a YSO? - This is a slideshow for middle school students describing the different classes of YSOs and H-alpha emission lines.
What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram? - This is a short slideshow for middle school students that explains what H-R diagrams are and includes a hands-on activity at the end.
