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Teachers' Corner -- Classroom Activities Related to LIGO Science

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 activity can be determined from the table. An asterisk (*) means that there is one version of the activity that is suitable for both middle and high school students. The science themes of these lessons parallel LIGO's hands-on field trip activities . Explore the specific parallels on a comparison of our classroom and field trip activities. All of these materials have been developed by teachers on internships here at LIGO.
[messengers]Check the Einstein's Messengers Web site for additional high school activities related to gravitational wave science.
ActivityGrades 5-8Grades 9-12
The LIGO Star Chart*
The LIGO Cyberspace Explorer*
Astronomy Scavenger Hunt*
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
Make a Moon Phase Movie 
Scaling the Earth's Atmosphere

We would appreciate any comments or suggestions that you might have about these materials. Contact us at outreach(at)ligo-wa.caltech.edu or at 509-372-8248.

Last modified Dec 16, 2008
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