2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

ChromaStar: A model star and exo-planet for the classroom

12 Jun 2018, 16:30

15m

McCain Scotiank Auditorium (cap.250) (Dalhousie University)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e)) Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP) T4-8 Novel Approaches to Promoting Engagement in Physics Classes (DPE) | Nouvelles approches pour promouvoir l'engagement dans les classes de physique (DEP)

Speaker

Dr Ian Short (Saint Mary's University)

Description

ChromaStar is a responsive physical model star and exo-planet life zone equipped with a suite of virtual astronomical instruments. It runs in a web-browser on any commonplace personal computing device and allows for PER-based methods and lab assignments when teaching astronomy from the High School to the upper University level. Advanced students can access the code through the browser’s developer console. I will provide sample demonstrations with the apparatus. See www.ap.smu.ca/OpenStars .

Presentation materials

ChromaStar2.pdf

ChromaStar: A model star and exo-planet for the classroom