Learning Astronomy in the 21st Century
by Paul Doherty PhD
Senior Staff Scientist, The Exploratorium
A program for the
National Council of Science Museums
Powerpoint of the Presentation Learning Astronomy in the 21st Century.
Main Websites used in this presentation
Paul Doherty website http://www.exo.net/~pauld
Exploratorium Website http://www.exploratorium.edu
The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Online http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/
Resources for Part 1, Learning Astronomy by doing astronomy and by using hands-on models.
Build a spectroscope using a compact disk
Peel a compact disk to make a transmission diffraction grating.
Project a Rainbow with a compact disk
View a spectrum with a compact disk
Measure the rotation of the earth
Rectified Globe, see the sunlight on the earth and feel the seasons.
How to View a partial solar eclipse
The Dance of the Earth and the Moon
Making a crater using a tray full of salt.
Curved Space, gravity from nearby masses distorts spacetime.
Expansion of Light, as light travels through the vacuum and the vacuum expands so does light.
Use a wineglass stem to simulate gravitational lensing
A few fine resources
Exploratorium Relativity Exploration http://www.exploratorium.edu/relativity/
Second Life http://secondlife.com/
Nasa Eyes on the Solar System http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/ A Unity based virtual world.
The Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics http://www.mica-vw.org/
Galaxy Zoo http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
Planet Quest http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Astronomy Picture of the Day http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
World Wide telescope http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx
Space Weather http://spaceweather.com/
Sky and Telescope http://www.skyandtelescope.com/
Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty |
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14 September 2011 |