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Astronomer’s Toolbox: Spectroscopes

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Astronomer's Toolbox: Spectroscopes
NASA/Afterschool Universe
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light…
NGSS
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Light
  • Spectroscopy
Material Cost per Learner 1 cent – $1
Language English

Students each build and calibrate a simple spectroscope and use it to examine light from different sources. This allows them to work the way astronomers do to learn about the composition of objects in the distant Universe.

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Astronomer_s_Toolbox__Spectrocope

Sep 8, 2023

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