RES.HS-001 | | High School

Chandra Astrophysics Institute

Investigation 3: Production of Light

Overview: Students are able to connect their understanding of color to understanding a spectrum, as it is represented by scientists. They also are able to interpret what a fitting routine does to fit spectral data to a model, and are able to judge the quality of a fit.

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Activity 1 Modeling why objects produce light
Activity 2 Extracting and examining spectra
Activity 3 Kinesthetic spectrum detection model
Activity 4 Fitting observed spectra to models
Activity 5 Blackbody properties
Activity 6 Wrap-up project: writing about an argument
   

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