Research Based Astronomy in the Secondary Classroom: Lessons Developed for Investigating YSOs using APT, Excel, and MOPEX

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Jan 2009

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #464.13; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.411

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We present several learning activities that were performed to explore YSOs within LDN 425 and 981. Classroom instruction on the characteristics of YSOs were supplemented with hands-on learning of software needed to search Spitzer mosaics for YSO candidates. Structured activities were used to teach the intricacies of MOPEX, ATP and Excel. Excel worksheets were developed to help students convert flux densities into magnitudes. These magnitudes were then used to create Spectral Energy Distributions, (SED) plotting the energy against the wavelength of each candidate YSO. This research was made possible through the Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students and was funded by the Spitzer Science Center (SSC) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). Please see our companion education poster by McDonald, et al. titled "Spitzer - Hot and Colorful Student Activities" and our research poster by Johnson et al. entitled "Star Formation in Lynds Dark Nebulae."

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