Teachers at the LaSTEM LIGO workshop, June 5th-9th, 2023
LASTEM LIGO 2023
Web-page is organized by topics, then listed alphabetically under each topic
Laser/Light
Laser Shapes
- Grade(s): HS (9-12); Subject Areas Physics, Math; Standards: HS-PS4-3, MS-PS4-2
- Objective: Students will be able to discover how light reflections off of surfaces based on the initial angle.
- Objective: Students will be able to create shapes with lasers by applying the Law of Reflection
Maglite Bulb Diffraction
Paper Plate Model of an Atom
Interference/Interferometer
Diffraction Gratings & Spectra
Laser Speckle: Investigate wave interference with a laser and a light bulb.
Interferometer build (inexpensive) (build a working interferometer that demonstrates wave interference with a laser and mirrors).
- Grade(s): HS, 10-12; Subject Areas: Physics Topic: Waves, Interference, Light; Standards: HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-5.
- Objective: Students will build a device that demonstrates wave interference between two light beams.
Laser Hair Diffraction
Polish Portraits (Frozen Oil Slick)
Soap Film / Thin Film Interference
Gravitational Waves & other Force Models
Spandex Gravity Model
Observatory/Other Files
Density of Stellar Materials
Multimessenger Astronomy
Resources:
GWOSC - Gravitational Wave Open Science Center Learning Paths
