Astrophysics: 16-19
Group leader(s): Tom Lyons
Group type: Open
This group is focussed on resources related to the astrophysics content in A-level Physics courses. There will be some cross-over with those interested in GCSE Astronomy.
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Cosmology – Doppler Shift, Hubble’s Law, The Big Bang and Dark Energy(0 replies)
Created on 10th May 2012 12:55 by Charles Barton
I've made a list of files for the presentation I gave on Cosmology – Doppler Shift, Hubble’s Law, The Big Bang and Dark Energy. They are now public on the National STEM Centre eLibrary website and think you'll find these files of interest!
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http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/share/274/take-a-look-at-these-links/8f96b224 -
Nobel Prize lecture on Type 1a Supernovae(0 replies)
Created on 22nd March 2012 10:11 by Tom Lyons - ESERO Teacher Fellow
http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1725
You can watch Saul Perlmutter's Nobel lecture from Dec 2011 on the evidence from supernovae that the universe is accelerating in its expansion.
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Faulkes Telescope Links(1 reply)
Created on 08th March 2012 14:46 by Sarah_Roberts
Here are the links to the resources which we demonstrated at the workshop in York.Faulkes Telescope website (free to register for a telescope account):
http://www.faulkes-telescope.com
Faulkes Telescope Resources site (all free): http://resources.faulkes-telescope.com
Interactive walk-through of the telescope controls: http://www.faulkes-telescope.com/multimedia/interactive
ViewSarah_Roberts replied 68 days ago :
ViewAnd some more links:
Impact Calculator: http://education.down2earth.eu/impact_calculator
Nebraska Astronomy applets: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/
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Great new website(1 reply)
Created on 08th March 2012 11:30 by Tom Lyons - ESERO Teacher Fellow
I've just updated the astrophysics list with a great new link. Take a look...
http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white&fb_source=message
ViewTom Lyons - ESERO Teacher Fellow replied 69 days ago :
ViewSorry - hasn't appeared on the list... here is the link
http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white&fb_source=message
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Resources list(0 replies)
Created on 22nd February 2012 11:40 by Tom Lyons - ESERO Teacher Fellow
I've made a list of links on the National STEM Centre eLibrary website for 16-19 Astrophysics. They are not exhaustive but I think they are some of the best.
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http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/share/224/take-a-look-at-these-links/a3bf936c