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Walker, Jearl – Scientific American, 1978
Reviews various science activities investigating polarized light. (SL)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Educational Experiments, Glare, Light
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Direct linkPratap, Preethi; Salah, Joseph – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Over the last decade, remote instruments have become widely used in astronomy. Educational applications are more recent. This paper describes a program to bring radio astronomy into the undergraduate classroom through the use of a remote research-grade radio telescope, the MIT Haystack Observatory 37 m telescope. We examine the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Laboratory Experiments, Astronomy
