Miscellaneous Astronomy
PIRA classification 8D
8D10. Miscellaneous Astronomy
PIRA # |
Demonstration Name |
Abstract |
8D10.10 |
Astrophotography |
Problems with the photography of stars and galaxies. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 21(4), 250 |
8D10.10 |
Astrophotography |
A homemade mount for guided astrophotos. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 35(3), 186 |
8D10.20 |
Daytime Observations |
Compare the size of the Sun and the Moon using welder's filters for daytime observation. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 29(7), 459 |
8D10.20 |
Daytime Observations |
Calculating Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon distances using trigonometry and foam plastic balls. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 29(8), 500 |
8D10.20 |
Daytime Observations |
Make observations to determine if the Moon revolves around the Earth in the same direction as the Earth itself rotates or in the opposite direction. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 30(2), 70 |
8D10.30 |
Tossing on a Rotating Space Station Amusement park rides are used to answer the question "Where does a tossed ball go?" on a rotating space station. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 42(7), 423 |
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8D10.30 |
Tossing on a Rotating Space Station |
A graphical approach to the tossed ball on a rotating space station problem. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 43(1), 4 |
8D10.40 |
Soda Can Gravity Demo |
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8D10.80 |
Space Debris |
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8D20. Telescopes
PIRA # |
Demonstration Name |
Abstract |
8D20.10 |
Radio Telescopes |
Introducing radio astronomy as a classroom stimulus. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 48(4), 251 |
8D20.10 |
Very Small Radio Telescope |
Using the very small radio telescope (VSRT) to teach high school physics. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 49(9), 546 |
8D20.10 |
Radio Telescopes |
Six articles by Prof. George Swenson and how to instructions for building a portable radio interferometer. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 18(7), 548 |
8D20.10 |
Radio Telescopes |
Observing "cosmic synchrotrons" with a radio telescope. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 14(8), 479 |
8D20.10 |
Radio Telescopes |
About the 210 foot diameter radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 4(3), 99 |
8D20.10 |
Radio Telescopes |
About the radio telescope at Mullard Observatory, Cambridge, England. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 2(2), 72 |
8D20.20 |
Microwave telescopes |
Show the old microwave telescope. |
8D20.30 |
Infrared Telescopes |
How to build an improved handheld infrared telescope. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 18(1), 64 |
8D20.30 |
Infrared Telescopes |
Build an infrared telescope using the 1P-25 image conversion tube. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 17(2), 132 |
8D20.30 |
Infrared Telescopes |
A simple infrared telescope made with kitchen materials. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 22(4), 248 |
8D20.40 |
Optical Telescopes |
See 6A70.20 |
8D20.50 |
UV Telescopes |
A look at the Polar and Dynamic Explorer satellites |
8D20.60 |
X-Ray Telescopes Views of our Sun at the soft X-ray wavelengths. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 36(7), 403 |
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8D20.70 |
Gamma Ray Telescopes |
An explanation of gamma ray astronomy and the instruments used to observe very high energy gamma ray sources. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 24(1), 21 |
8D20.70 |
Gamma Ray Telescopes |
Gamma ray line astronomy and the instruments used for observation. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 19(8), 527 |
8D30. Astronomical Instruments
PIRA # |
Demonstration Name |
Abstract |
8D30.10 |
Satellite Models |
Building a satellite model to demonstrate centripital force and satellite motion. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 46(4), 237 |
8D30.20 |
Spacecraft Models |
Spacecraft models of Pioneer, Voyager, Cassini, PDP, Hawkeye, Juno, and the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, etc. |
8D30.50 |
Satellites |
How to simulate realistic satellite orbits and the effect that atmospheric drag has on them. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 43(7), 454 |
8D30.50 |
GPS Satellites |
Relativistic effects on clocks aboard GPS satellites. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 44(7), 424 |
8D30.50 |
Satellites |
Determination of a satellite orbit using the doppler effect. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 2(2), 70 |
8D30.50 |
Satellites |
Calculating the velocity of orbiting satellites. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 23(1), 29 |
8D30.60 |
Spacecraft |
A demonstration to show why the Voyager 2 spacecraft had an unwanted wobble when a tape recorder on the spacecraft was turned on. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 37(4), 196 |
8D30.60 |
Spacecraft Artifacts |
A classroom exercise deciphering the information contained on the plaque that accompanied the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 39(8), 476 |
8D30.60 |
Spacecraft Orbits |
A classroom experiment where students are given a comet or spacecraft's initial velocity and distance from the Sun. They use Newton's laws and a process of iteration to approximate its orbit. See The Physics Teacher - TPT 13(4), 232 |