Workshop Resources
Powerpoints and PDFs for each session and activities done during workshop
This is the most comprehensive source for resources and contains PDFs for some activities that are no longer available online.
AI Studio Code for Exoplanet Explorer
Activities
Project Spectra! - Labratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Very high quality resources, activities, and worksheets covering everything from basic light properties to spectroscopy.
Session 2 Activities
Hot and Cold Colors - Teach Engineering
Measure the temperature of a light bulb with a thermometer covered in a "pocket" of colored paper. Explore how some colors absorb more heat than others.
Demonstrate the wave nature of light to students using this classic experiment.
Session 4 Activities
Absorb, Reflect, Transmit or Refract? - Teach Engineering - link
Compare how light interacts with different objects using a flashlight and a few simple classroom materials. Practice making predictions and testing them.
Light's Interaction with Objects - NASA eClips
Series of activities demonstrates light interactions and seeks to address student misconceptions.
Session 6 Activities
Building and Using a Fancy Spectrograph - Project Spectra!
Instructions for students and teachers detailing spectrograph construction and use, in addition to other spectrography resources.
Using a Fancy Spectrograph - Teach Engineering
Similar content in a slightly different format from Teach Engineering.
Worksheets
Patterns and Fingerprints - Project Spectra!
Practice identifying patterns in our world and identify how patterns exist in spectroscopy as well.
Graphing the Rainbow - Project Spectra!
Learn about the connection between light spectra and intensity. Match spectra to light intensity graphs.
Using Spectral Data to Explore Saturn and Titan - Project Spectra!
Compare the spectral data of Saturn and Titan to a few simple elements to learn how scientists determine what planets are made of.
Reflection of Light Rays - Easy Teacher Worksheets
Quick worksheet to practice understanding of reflection off a mirror.
Questions About Light Properties - Easy Teacher Worksheets
Vocab matching activity about the properties of light.
Refraction of Light Rays - Easy Teacher Worksheets
Reinforce the concept of refraction by comparing situations where it does and does not occur. Optional practice using a protractor.