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Discovering exoplanets in the classroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Margarita Metaxa Open the ORCID record for Margarita Metaxa [Opens in a new window]  and
Anastasios Dapergolas
Margarita Metaxa
Affiliation:
Arsakeio High School, 1 L. Marathonos, 14565, Athens, Greece email: marmetaxa@gmail.com National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, Ioannou Metaxa and Vasileos Pavlou, GR-15236, Athens, Greece email: adaperg@noa.gr
Anastasios Dapergolas
Affiliation:
National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, Ioannou Metaxa and Vasileos Pavlou, GR-15236, Athens, Greece email: adaperg@noa.gr
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Abstract

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This resource was developed to help bring this exciting area of research into the classroom. It consists of two practical activities appropriate for the K12 curriculum.

Each of the activities is standalone, takes around 60 minutes to complete and can be used either during lessons or as part of a science club. Each offers plenty of opportunity for extension work and includes a taking it further section to allow students to build on what they have learnt through independent research. The activities can be used individually, or in combination. We have already implemented them during the astrophysics summer courses we offer to school students at the National Observatory of Athens, with great success.

Keywords

Pbl exerciseexoplanetstransit methodspectral type
Type
Poster Paper
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 446 - 448
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

References

Heller, R. 2015, “Better than Earth”, Scientific American (January 2015), 32–39.Google Scholar