[:PiraScheme#Astronomy: Table of Astronomy]

[:Cosmology:Astronomy(8C):Cosmology]

[:AstronomyTeachingTechniques:Astronomy(8E):Astronomy Teaching Techniques]

[:Demonstrations:Lecture Demonstrations]

PIRA #

Demonstration Name

Abstract

8D10.10

Astrophotography

Problems with the photography of stars and galaxies. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 21(4), 250]

8D10.10

Astrophotography

A homemade mount for guided astrophotos. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 42(7), 423]

8D10.30

Tossing on a Rotating Space Station

A graphical approach to the tossed ball on a rotating space station problem. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 43(1), 4]

8D10.40

Soda Can Gravity Demo

PIRA #

Demonstration Name

Abstract

8D20.10

Radio Telescopes

Introducing radio astronomy as a classroom stimulus. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 18(7), 548]

8D20.10

Radio Telescopes

Observing "cosmic synchrotrons" with a radio telescope. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 14(8), 479]

8D20.10

Radio Telescopes

About the 210 foot diameter radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 4(3), 99]

8D20.10

Radio Telescopes

About the radio telescope at Mullard Observatory, Cambridge, England. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 18(1), 64]

8D20.30

Infrared Telescopes

Build an infrared telescope using the 1P-25 image conversion tube. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 17(2), 132]

8D20.30

Infrared Telescopes

A simple infrared telescope made with kitchen materials. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 36(7), 403]

8D20.70

Gamma Ray Telescopes

An explanation of gamma ray astronomy and the instruments used to observe very high energy gamma ray sources. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 24(1), 21]

8D20.70

Gamma Ray Telescopes

Gamma ray line astronomy and the instruments used for observation. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 19(8), 527]

PIRA #

Demonstration Name

Abstract

8D30.10

Satellite Models

Building a satellite model to demonstrate centripital force and satellite motion. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 43(7), 454]

8D30.50

GPS Satellites

Relativistic effects on clocks aboard GPS satellites. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 44(7), 424]

8D30.50

Satellites

Determination of a satellite orbit using the doppler effect. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 2(2), 70]

8D30.50

Satellites

Calculating the velocity of orbiting satellites. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ 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 [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 13(4), 232]