Basically what I learned spectroscopy was dealing with how colors appear and how they come to be by their wavelengths and frequencies. It is also the study of interaction between matter and raidated enegery. I found a video relating to one of our big topics now, stars. It is about the spectrum of stars.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Spectroscopy
Basically what I learned spectroscopy was dealing with how colors appear and how they come to be by their wavelengths and frequencies. It is also the study of interaction between matter and raidated enegery. I found a video relating to one of our big topics now, stars. It is about the spectrum of stars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4yg4HTm3uk&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4yg4HTm3uk&feature=player_detailpage
Spectroscopy/Spectroscopes
Okay, so Ashley had already posted a video on how to make one version of a spectroscope, but I found this really cool website. Not only does it have two ways to make a different spectroscope, but it also has almost a mini lesson on what spectroscopy in a simple, easy to understand way. I learned a lot with just that small amount of background knowledge.
Spectroscopy
http://loke.as.arizona.edu/~ckulesa/camp/spectroscopy_intro.htmlFrom this site I found the defined spectroscopy as the dispertian of light into its component colors. It also told me that astronomers use spectroscopy as a way to determines a stars temerature composition and even mass. It is hard to belive that all this is done through the observation of light and its properties, such as wavelength and frequency. Quite a fascinating study if you ask me.
What I Want To Learn This Year
I was always a fan of microorganisms. When our sixth grade class viewed those tiny creatures I was fascinated. There was a whole world that was too small for me to see and now there it was before me. So if I had any control I would put microbiology in the ciriculum.
AWESOME WEBSITE FOR SPECTROSCOPY!!!!!
I DISCOVERED THIS REALLY COOL WEBSITE ON SPECTROSCOPY. IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING FROM WHAT LIGHT IS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECTRA. LINK BELOW AND ENJOY!!
http://loke.as.arizona.edu/~ckulesa/camp/spectroscopy_intro.html
Spectroscopy
This post is supposed to be about what is Spectroscopy... Spectroscopy is the use of Spectroscopes to analyze the light spectrum, I found a video on how to make a Spectroscope, it also explains the colors and how you see from the Spectroscope.
PROJECT IDEAS
I think that doing something as a whole class would be awesome, but I also want to do something that involves cooking. Being able to bake as a project makes the project so much more fun than writing a paper on it. But a class project would be fun too because we'd have to work with different people and learn how to get along with larger groups. A skit or a movie would be the perfect way to pull us all together as a team. Who knows: maybe our Kepler Inception movie could come to pass.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Project Ideas/What I Want to Learn
In agreement with the previous two posts, I think that we should do something big. I especially like Alania's idea with how we all build a large project together with people making different parts and fitting them together. Almost like a huge puzzle that we all designed and made together. But what we should make, I don't exactly know. Perhaps it could be something like a robot almost. Although I'm not sure others would be too enthusiastic about it. I myself don't even like the robot idea.
As for what I'd like to learn more about, I want to learn more about space nebulae and supernovas. We have gotten more in depth with stars in general, but for some reason I'm attached to supernovas. Black holes would be interesting too, and most likely a lot of people would want to learn more about that. They would probably be just as interesting to learn about too.
Project Ideas & What We Want to Learn
Going off of what Ashley said I think it would be cool if we did a whole project as a class. Maybe we could do a skit or something of that sort. The only problem is I don't think everyone would be happy about that. Maybe we could all build something and each have parts we have to build, but in order for it to work out we would have to talk to everyone to make sure it works and fits together. I think that would be a good big project to end the year with. The concepts I am interested in are actually a lot of what we are doing now. I think it would be itneresting to put some time into seeing what's in black holes and things that aren't common knowledge to everyone. Concept wise though I like the subjects we have now, not the simple, and boring stuff about our solar system.
Future Projects/What we want to learn
We have to create a post on what we want to learn or do for the rest of the year. These are my opinions for what I want to do for the rest of the year. For future projects, maybe we could do one big class project that we all work on together to complete. We are usually in groups of 6 or less, we never work as one group as a whole.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Scientists on the Discovery are using Harry Potter glasses!
These glasses are not just ordinary glasses! They look like Harry Potter's! Although very goofy, these glasses help Astronauts see a lot better. Especially since they are old!
-Ashley
Picture also from www.gizmodo.com
PROGRESS REPORT
Yes!!!
I am the poster for this.
I think we can all agree that we are doing an outstanding job with our project at this point. The music is done and imported along with all the pictures. All we need to do is put the pictures into the video and type the lyrics (is that still the plan?) and turn it into a movie and then we are done!!!
I am the poster for this.
I think we can all agree that we are doing an outstanding job with our project at this point. The music is done and imported along with all the pictures. All we need to do is put the pictures into the video and type the lyrics (is that still the plan?) and turn it into a movie and then we are done!!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
How Stars Got Their Names
I highly doubt that I was one of the only people who wondered where we got the names for stars, like Sirius and Betelgeuse. This website gives both what culture gave what stars their names, but why they named them that. While it doesn't give a lot of stars names, it's still really interesting and informative.
How the stars got their names
-Sasha Solomon
How the stars got their names
-Sasha Solomon
Naturally
Have you seen the trailer for the new movie coming out? It's called "Mars Needs Moms." Can you believe they would make something like that? Their martians aren't even green! I guess we have learned enough about our neighbor planet to make conclusions about its citizens.
Website below:
Enjoy it!
Amateur astronomer captures glimpse of Discovery landing at the ISS
I found that an astronomer in England captured a relatively good picture of the Discovery Docking at the ISS. Here is the Link http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/an-amateur-astronomers-view-of-the-space-shuttle-discovery-cozying-up-to-the-iss/
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