The Space Science Teachers Summit gives teachers age-appropriate curriculum and interactive tools needed to introduce topics such as spectroscopy and the physics of light. (Courtesy LASP)
The 2011 Space Science Teachers Summit examined how light is created and how spectrometers are used in solar system exploration.
Presentations
- Project Spectra! Spectroscopy, Astronomy, and Engineering (9.0 MB PDF)
- The REAL Scientific Method (and asking the right questions) (6.1 MB PDF)
- Project Spectra! Group work (1.0 MB PDF)
- Matt Triplett’s Presentation (11.2 MB PDF)
- Solar System Formation (18.0 MB PDF)
Lessons
- Atomic Stepladder (1.6 MB PDF)
- Mystery Tube (580 KB PDF)
- Kinesthetic Astronomy (600 KB PDF)
- Solar System in Your Pocket (164 KB PDF)
- Project Spectra! Home Page
- Planet Cards (2.9 MB PDF)
- What is a Planet? (2.3 MB PDF)
Handouts
- Nature of Science Organizer (136 KB PDF)
