Enhancing Astronomy Education through Technology - From Small Telescopes to CCD Detectors

通过技术加强天文学教育 - 从小型望远镜到 CCD 探测器

• 批准号: 0088034
• 负责人: Stephen Landy
• 金额: $ 2.73万
• 依托单位: College of William and Mary
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-03-15 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0088034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; Astronomy; Education; through; Technology

Astronomy (11) This uses astronomical laboratory instrumentation to improve and enrich the educational experience of both undergraduate non-science and science majors. The project involves creation of a comprehensive series of laboratory exercises that are integrated into courses ranging from Introductory Astronomy for non-science majors to advanced highly-technical labs and research projects for physical science majors. Equipment consists of twelve 8-inch optical telescopes to complement the laboratory experience the non-science majors are currently receiving through CLEA labs. Second, an existing Celestron 14-inch telescope is being upgraded with a CCD camera and spectrograph that provide more scientifically and technological focused students the experience of true modern astronomical observation and data reduction. This equipment will also be utilized to incorporate on-site (perhaps real-time) data into the CLEA laboratory exercises. The 8-inch telescopes afford the non-science students hands-on experience in astronomical observations and techniques to enhance the important but cookbook nature of the computer labs at a level appropriate to their abilities and interests. The CCD camera and spectrograph for the 14-inch telescope serve several purposes. One is to adapt the CLEA labs in order to supply local data, and even real-time data when possible, from this rooftop telescope for use by the students. This provides an immediate connection between the students' laboratory work and real astronomical observations. It also allows the development of more sophisticated labs and research experiences for the science-orientated students and majors. Students can also use this equipment in their Senior Thesis projects. Future directions will be to modify a subset of the labs developed for the Introductory Astronomy course for use by the William and Mary School of Education in their Earth Sciences teacher development program in association with the Department of Physics.

天文学（11）这使用天文实验室仪器，以改善和丰富本科非科学和科学专业的教育经验。该项目涉及创建一个全面的实验室练习系列，这些练习被整合到从非科学专业的天文学入门到物理科学专业的高级高技术实验室和研究项目的课程中。设备包括12个8英寸的光学望远镜，以补充非科学专业目前通过CLEA实验室获得的实验室经验。第二，现有的Celestron 14英寸望远镜正在升级，配备CCD照相机和摄谱仪，为更多注重科学和技术的学生提供真正的现代天文观测和数据处理经验。还将利用这一设备将现场（也许是实时）数据纳入清洁能源机构的实验室工作。 8英寸的望远镜为非理科学生提供了天文观测和技术方面的实践经验，以提高计算机实验室的重要性，但其烹饪性质适合他们的能力和兴趣。14英寸望远镜的CCD照相机和摄谱仪有几个用途。一个是调整CLEA实验室，以便提供本地数据，甚至在可能的情况下提供实时数据，从这个屋顶望远镜供学生使用。这为学生的实验室工作和真实的天文观测提供了直接的联系。它还允许为科学导向的学生和专业开发更复杂的实验室和研究经验。学生也可以在他们的高级论文项目中使用这些设备。未来的方向将是修改为天文学入门课程开发的实验室的子集，供威廉和玛丽教育学院在与物理系合作的地球科学教师发展计划中使用。