Using Real Data from the Kepler Mission to Find Potentially Habitable Planets: An Introductory Astronomy Exercise

Autor/in	LoPresto, Michael C.
Titel	Using Real Data from the Kepler Mission to Find Potentially Habitable Planets: An Introductory Astronomy Exercise
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 57 (2019) 3, S.159-163 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Astronomy; Science Instruction; Data Collection; Space Exploration; Space Sciences; Inquiry; Science Process Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Data capture; Datensammlung; Weltraumforschung
Abstract	A primary goal of general education introductory astronomy courses often is to provide students with examples of how science is actually done. Low to nonexistent mathematical prerequisites in some courses can make useful exercises difficult to find, and sometimes very difficult for students, especially if the exercises feature quantitative components. What follows describes an attempt to meet this goal through the use of actual exoplanet data, available online, from the NASA Kepler Mission. The exercise described guides the students through an aspect of scientific investigation that they may otherwise not experience, the handling and analysis of a large set of actual scientific data. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01