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Classroom Activities Related to LIGO Science
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The links in the table below will take you to classroom lessons that cover a variety of LIGO-related science content areas. The grade range for each package can be determined from the table. The packages are linked to an set of additional activities that students would do at the LIGO Hanford site as part of a field trip, or they can be used as stand-alones. The materials have been developed by teachers on internships here at LIGO. |
| Package | Grades 5-8 | Grades 9-12 |
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| Helpful Hints for Using these Packages |  |
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| The LIGO Star Chart | | |
| The Scientific Method with a Pendulum | | |
| Build and Use Your Own Michelson Interferometer | | |
| Build and Use an Interferometer Simulator | | |
| Build and Use a Simple Spectroscope | | |
| Powers of Two | | |
| Scaling the Earth's Atmosphere | | |
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