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Teachers at the LaSTEM LIGO workshop, June 5th-9th, 2023

LASTEM LIGO 2023

Web-page still under construction

Web-page is organized by topics, then listed alphabetically under each topic

 

Laser/Light

Laser Safety Video (US FDA)

Laser Shapes

  • Grade(s): HS (9-12); Subject Areas Physics, Math; Standards: HS-PS4-3, MS-PS4-2
  • Objective: Students will be able to discover how light reflections off of surfaces based on the initial angle.
  • Objective: Students will be able to create shapes with lasers by applying the Law of Reflection

Maglite Bulb Diffraction

Paper Plate Model of an Atom

 

Interference/Interferometer

Diffraction Gratings & Spectra

Laser Speckle: Investigate wave interference with a laser and a light bulb.

Interferometer build (inexpensive) (build a working interferometer that demonstrates wave interference with a laser and mirrors).

  • Grade(s): HS, 10-12; Subject Areas: Physics Topic: Waves, Interference, Light; Standards: HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-5.
  • Objective: Students will build a device that demonstrates wave interference between two light beams.

Laser Hair Diffraction

Polish Portraits (Frozen Oil Slick)

Soap Film / Thin Film Interference
 

Gravitational Waves & other Force Models

Electrostatic forces

Gravitational Waves

Spandex Gravity Model

 

Observatory/Other Files

Density of Stellar Materials

Multimessenger Astronomy

 

Teacher Contacts

Resources:

GWOSC - Gravitational Wave Open Science Center Learning Paths

Tara's Symbaloo list of resources

Conceptual Science Academy

Is Pink a Color?