Podcaster: Nicole Gugliucci
Title: Learning Space: Backyard astronomy activities for students!
Organization: CosmoQuest
Link : http://cosmoquest.org
CosmoAcademy : http://cosmoquest.org/x/cosmoacademy
You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/qbLYX4wGWLA
Q&A: http://plus.google.com/events/coa3e2mh7sr518a45frf4nrhgak YouTube: Learning Space
Here are some activity links:
Galileoscope Optics Guide – http://www.noao.edu/education/files/Galileoscope-Optics-Guide-1.1.pdf
Galileoscope Site – http://www.galileoscope.org/
Kepler Star Wheel – http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/starwheel/
NASA Spectrum Activity – http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/docs/UnitPlanSecondary.pdf#page=81
Herschel Infrared Detection – http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/herschel_experiment2.html
Bouncing IR light – http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Edu/materials/activeAstronomy/activeAstronomy.pdf#page=69
A Faraday Cage Activity for Students – http://wiki.laptop.org/images/3/3f/Faraday_Cage_Activity.pdf
Itty Bitty Radio Telescope (one of many sites) – http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/epo/teachers/ittybitty/
Radio Jove – http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/
FunCube – http://funcube.org.uk/
LWA TV – http://www.phys.unm.edu/~lwa/lwatv.html
Speed of Light in a Microwave – http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Measure-the-Speed-of-Light-Using-Chocola/
UV Light and Sunscreen – https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/access/content/group/5c12c917-3889-4815-a568-45667bfafca0/Activity%20Materials/Lesson%20Plans/Current/UVLight.pdf (see also https://www.astro.virginia.edu/dsbk/resources.php)
We’ll get all our Backyard Astronomy Boot Camp experiences posted on the STEM Center Site at http://stemideas.org/ as well as http://cosmoquest.org/x/educatorszone/.
Description: Learning Space is a weekly show about astronomy and science education and outreach. This week, we talk about some backyard astronomy activities for students!
http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.
Bio: Nicole Gugliucci is a postdoctoral astronomer and educator with CosmoQuest. Now at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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