An activity that uses Chandra data to (available as html & pdf files):
Investigations
Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMR)- Introduction http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/ems/
- Demonstration:
- Pre-Assessment Exponents Activity:
- Modeling the Spectrum Activity:
- Exploring the Universe with the Electromagnetic Spectrum:
- Post Activity:
- Star Formation and U/HLXs in the Cartwheel Galaxy
- 3-Color Composite Images of Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
- Extension Performance Task Activities with Task Specific Scoring Rubrics and alignments to National Science Standards
- Point of View
- Oh Say Can You See
- Signals from the Cosmos
- Alignment of performance task with national standards html | pdf
- Task specific scoring rubric html | pdf
- Chandra Resources:
- Podcasts:
- 3-D Flyby Cas A
- M101
- NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula)
- NGC 4258
- Composite Images
- Printable Multiwavelength Overlays:
- Illustrations
- Printable Multiwavelength Transparency Overlays:
- Posters, Lithographs and other resources available upon request: http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/request.html
- Podcasts:
- Other Useful Resources:
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum Poster:
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/products/svl/posters/ems.html - Illustrations:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/illustrations/elec_mag_spec.html - The Multiwavelength Milky Way: http://mwmw.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- A Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum:
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/ems/waves3.html - Logarithm Tutorial Websites:
- Understanding Mathematics by Peter Alfeld, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Utah. Has a logarithm calculator.
http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math/log.html - Logarithm tutorial from Information Theory Primer by Tom Schneider.
http://www-lmmb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/paper/primer/latex/node2.html
- Understanding Mathematics by Peter Alfeld, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Utah. Has a logarithm calculator.
- Powers of Ten Visual Journey
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html - Self-Guided Powers of Ten Visual Journey
http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/Microcosm/P10/english/P0.html
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum Poster:
Stellar Evolution
- Introduction and Background html | pdf
- Interactive Guide to Stellar Evolution (flash)
printable version available in pdf - Our Cosmic Connection Activity
- Our Cosmic Connection Webquest
- Stellar Cycles Post/Pre Assessment Activity
- Investigating Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
- 3-Color Composite Images of Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
- Estimating the Age of Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
- Extension Performance Task Activities with Task Specific Scoring Rubrics and alignments to National Science Standards
- Useful Resources
- Cassiopeia A Timeline Story
- SNR Podcasts
- Animations
- Posters, Lithographs, and other resources available upon request
- Supernova-Related Demonstrations
- De-Coding Starlight: From Pixels to Images
- Investigating Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis)
- Introduction and Background: html
- Download instructions for ds9: html
- Tutorial to use the ds9 software: html
- X-Ray Spectroscopy and Supernova Remnants ds9 Version: html | PDF
- X-Ray Spectroscopy and Supernova Remnants Pencil and Paper Version: html | PDF
- Cas A: The Supernova as Cosmic Recycling Center: A set of 6 activities that utilizes ds9 and Chandra data to explore the science of Cas A
- The Cartwheel Galaxy
- 3-Color Composite Images of Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
- Estimating the Age of Supernova Remnants (Ds9 Image Analysis Activity)
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Revised: June 01, 2009