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Astronomy Star Project

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This is a project I assign my students in an introductory, non-science major astronomy class. Each student is assigned one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky and they are asked to research and apply concepts they have been learning in the class to their particular star. I leave it up to them to decide the format of their final project - most do PowerPoint but some have done videos or podcasts. One student actually landed a part time job at a radio station after they heard her recording her star project! Many students tell me this is a highlight of the course!
Level:
Community College / Lower Division
Material Type:
Assessment
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Date Added:
01/28/2016
License:
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
Language:
English
Media Format:
Text/HTML

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Kristen Larson
Kristen Larson on Sep 17, 04:23pm

I like this idea! To extend to a larger group (I have 140), try the list at https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/

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