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Title
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Exploring Stars and Blackbodies |
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Description
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This activity is appropriate for high school and introductory college courses. It helps students to compare blackbody spectrum curves for various objects of differing temperatures, relate the frequency of peak spectral power density of stars to their visible colors, and derive Wein's law. |
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Subject
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Astronomy, Physics |
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Level
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High School, Undergrad - Intro |
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Type
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Guided Activity, Lab, Remote Learning |
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Duration
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60 minutes |
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Answers Included
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No |
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Language
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English |
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Keywords
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astronomy, blackbody, spectrum, star, sun |
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Simulation(s)
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Blackbody Spectrum (HTML5) |
