[: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

8D10.80

Space Debris

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]