Using a Radio Telescope for Developing Models in an Introductory Physics Course

Autor/inn/en	Makous, John L.; Bandura, Kevin
Titel	Using a Radio Telescope for Developing Models in an Introductory Physics Course
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 59 (2021) 1, S.38-40 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Models; Measurement; Learning Experience; Student Projects; Active Learning; Astronomy; High School Students; Introductory Courses; Laboratory Equipment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Analogiemodell; Messverfahren; Lernerfahrung; Schulprojekt; Aktives Lernen; Astronomie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Einführungskurs; Laborausstattung
Abstract	Models are at the heart of any physics discipline, and in recent decades physics education has shifted heavily toward teaching students how to think using models. Involving students in an investigation of a real phenomenon through measurements and the applications of models is an ideal learning experience for a physics student and is the aim of project-based learning. Astronomy provides a rich discipline in which to teach physics. This paper describes the scope and sequence of an investigation of the Milky Way Galaxy using a radio telescope in a high school physics course. Specifically, by analyzing HI spectra collected with a horn radio telescope at the school, the students were able to develop a simple model of the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy. Utilizing a radio telescope in physics and astronomy courses is not a new concept. However, the telescope described here is very affordable and can be built by any teacher or student interested in doing so. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01