Conveners
Training workshop for high school teachers
- Kenneth William Cecire (University of Notre Dame (US))
- Mirjana Povic
- Julia Ann Gray (ASP)
Teams of students organize cards depicting fundamental particles based on their characteristics. This activity is a foundation for learning about the Standard Model and parallels the methods used by scientists to organize the elements into the period table.
Teacher Notes
[Particle card set for printing][2]
Session content:
- Network for Astronomy School Education (NASE) introduction (10min)
[NASE website][1]
- Experiment 1: Measuring the luminosity of the Sun with the homemade photometer (20min)
- Experiment 2: Polarisation of light, includes the use of solar glasses (6min)
- Experiment 3: Measuring the rotation period and differential rotation of the Sun, includes the use of solar glasses...
10:45 Introduction
10:55 Measure series circuit
11:00 Measure parallel circuit
11:05 Connect RC circuit
11:10 Voltage decay experiment
11:30 End
