Star brightness and star distance - Revision history

Bjoern: subjects, ages, types

2012-09-28T15:48:12Z

subjects, ages, types

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Bjoern: Adding attribution

2012-09-28T14:01:54Z

Adding attribution

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Bjoern at 20:28, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T20:28:30Z

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	\|topic=Astronomy		\|topic=Astronomy
	\|subject=Science		\|subject=Science
	\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure the distance		\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure the distance and brightness of stars.
	and brightness of stars.
	\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png		\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png
	\|resourcenumber= SC0035		\|resourcenumber= SC0035
	\|Learning Objectives=		\|Learning Objectives=
	* recall how star distances were calculated using parallax		* recall how star distances were calculated using parallax
	* explain how Christian Huygens calculated the distance of the star		* explain how Christian Huygens calculated the distance of the star Sirius
	Sirius
	* explain how Huygens' assumptions led to an inaccurate calculation		* explain how Huygens' assumptions led to an inaccurate calculation
	* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of		* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars
	distant stars
	\|age=Secondary		\|age=Secondary
	\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to		\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This lesson follows work where students learn how parallax can be used to calculate the distance of stars, though not all. Students often believe that the earlier scientists made foolish assumptions. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. It may help you help students to
	estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in		understand the amazing stretches of imagination needed to come up with those early hypotheses.
	a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same		The teacher explains his slides in an audio file. He also provides a link to an black body radiation tool.
	intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly
	accurate, but still wrong. This lesson follows work where students
	learn how parallax can be used to calculate the distance of stars,
	though not all. Students often believe that the earlier scientists
	made foolish assumptions. This series of slides may inspire you to
	tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. It may help you
	help students to
	understand the amazing stretches of imagination needed to come up with
	those early hypotheses.
	The teacher explains his slides in an audio file. He also provides a
	link to an black body radiation tool.
	\|format=		\|format=
	\|strategy=		\|strategy=
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	* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered		* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered [[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
	[[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
	The presentation has been converted to alternative formats:		The presentation has been converted to alternative formats:
	* Smartboard notebook version		* Smartboard notebook version [[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]
	[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]		* Powerpoint version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]
	* Powerpoint
	version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]
	* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]		* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]
	* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet		* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html
	http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html
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Bjoern at 20:26, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T20:26:51Z

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	\|topic=Astronomy		\|topic=Astronomy
	\|subject=Science		\|subject=Science
	\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure the distance and brightness of stars.		\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure the distance
			and brightness of stars.
	\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png		\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png
	\|resourcenumber= SC0035		\|resourcenumber= SC0035
	\|Learning Objectives=		\|Learning Objectives=
	* recall how star distances were calculated using parallax		* recall how star distances were calculated using parallax
	* explain how Christian Huygens calculated the distance of the star Sirius		* explain how Christian Huygens calculated the distance of the star
			Sirius
	* explain how Huygens' assumptions led to an inaccurate calculation		* explain how Huygens' assumptions led to an inaccurate calculation
	* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars		* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of
			distant stars
	\|age=Secondary		\|age=Secondary
	\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This lesson follows work where students learn how parallax can be used to calculate the distance of stars, though not all. Students often believe that the earlier scientists made foolish assumptions. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. It may help you help students to		\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to
	understand the amazing stretches of imagination needed to come up with those early hypotheses.		estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in
	The teacher explains his slides in an audio file. He also provides a link to an black body radiation tool.		a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same
			intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly
			accurate, but still wrong. This lesson follows work where students
			learn how parallax can be used to calculate the distance of stars,
			though not all. Students often believe that the earlier scientists
			made foolish assumptions. This series of slides may inspire you to
			tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. It may help you
			help students to
			understand the amazing stretches of imagination needed to come up with
			those early hypotheses.
			The teacher explains his slides in an audio file. He also provides a
			link to an black body radiation tool.
	\|format=		\|format=
	\|strategy=		\|strategy=
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	* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered [[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]		* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered
			[[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
	The presentation has been converted to alternative formats:		The presentation has been converted to alternative formats:
	* Smartboard notebook version [[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]		* Smartboard notebook version
	* Powerpoint version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]		[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]
			* Powerpoint
			version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]
	* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]		* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]
	* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html		* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet
			http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html
	}}		}}

Rf366 at 19:34, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T19:34:38Z

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	* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars		* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars
	\|age=Secondary		\|age=Secondary
	\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. The teacher explains his ~~approach~~ in an audio file ~~and~~ provides a ~~web~~ link to an ~~interactive~~ tool ~~used in the presentation. The presentation has been converted to an alternative format~~.		\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This lesson follows work where students learn how parallax can be used to calculate the distance of stars, though not all. Students often believe that the earlier scientists made foolish assumptions. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. It may help you help students to
			understand the amazing stretches of imagination needed to come up with those early hypotheses.
			The teacher explains his slides in an audio file. He also provides a link to an black body radiation tool.
	\|format=		\|format=
	\|strategy= ~~See the teacher's note on 'active-note taking'~~		\|strategy=
	\|additional resources=		\|additional resources=
	\|useful information=		\|useful information=
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			* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered [[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
			The presentation has been converted to alternative formats:
	* Smartboard notebook version [[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]		* Smartboard notebook version [[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]
	* Powerpoint version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]		* Powerpoint version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]
	* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]		* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]
	* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered [[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
	* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html		* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html
	}}		}}

Rf366 at 19:01, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T19:01:05Z

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	* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars		* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars
	\|age=Secondary		\|age=Secondary
	\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. The teacher explains his approach in an audio file and provides a web link to an interactive tool used in the presentation. The presentation ~~had~~ been converted to alternative ~~formats~~.		\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. The teacher explains his approach in an audio file and provides a web link to an interactive tool used in the presentation. The presentation has been converted to an alternative format.
	\|format=		\|format=
	\|strategy= See the teacher's note on 'active-note taking'		\|strategy= See the teacher's note on 'active-note taking'

Rf366 at 19:00, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T19:00:04Z

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	\|topic=Astronomy		\|topic=Astronomy
	\|subject=Science		\|subject=Science
	\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure stars~~, then and more~~.		\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure the distance and brightness of stars.
	\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png		\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png
	\|resourcenumber= SC0035		\|resourcenumber= SC0035

Rf366: The picture of Christian Huygens is PD from wikipedia

2012-09-26T18:58:54Z

The picture of Christian Huygens is PD from wikipedia

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	\|tagline=~~Coming soon: Chris Tooley's new series of Smartboard presentations~~		\|tagline=A slide presentation to explain how we measure stars, then and more.
	\|image=		\|image=Starsandbrightness0.png
	\|resourcenumber= SC0035		\|resourcenumber= SC0035
	\|Learning Objectives=		\|Learning Objectives=
	*		* recall how star distances were calculated using parallax
	*		* explain how Christian Huygens calculated the distance of the star Sirius
	*		* explain how Huygens' assumptions led to an inaccurate calculation
	*		* how we use black body radiation to calculate the temperature of distant stars
	\|age=Secondary		\|age=Secondary
	\|content=		\|content=In the 17th century, Christian Huygens discovered how to estimate how far away a star is. He made a series of smaller holes in a screen facing the sun, until he estimated the light was the same intensity as the star Sirius. Huygens' results were surprisingly accurate, but still wrong. This series of slides may inspire you to tell the remarkable story of how we measure stars. The teacher explains his approach in an audio file and provides a web link to an interactive tool used in the presentation. The presentation had been converted to alternative formats.
	\|format=		\|format=
	\|strategy=		\|strategy= See the teacher's note on 'active-note taking'
	\|additional resources=		\|additional resources=
	\|useful information=		\|useful information=
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	* Smartboard notebook ~~file~~ [[ ]]		* Smartboard notebook version [[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.notebook]]
	* Powerpoint version:[[ ]]		* Powerpoint version:[[File:10 - Star Brightness, Size and Distance.pptx]]
	* PDF ~~preview~~		* PDF version [File:Star brightness & distance.pdf]]
	* ~~Audio~~ explanation [[media: ]]		* Teacher's audio explanation of how the lesson was delivered [[media:CT - Star brightness voiceover.MP3]]
			* Link to Blackbody Radiation Applet http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/applets/Blackbody/frame.html
	}}		}}

Rf366 at 16:11, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T16:11:08Z

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Rf366 at 16:03, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T16:03:17Z

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