ASTR121 Lab Resources

Full Package for Download

This zip file (10 MB) contains the 6 labs redesigned for ASTR121, including lab report templates with faded scaffolding (later templates have fewer pre-filled sections), pre-lab assignments, and supporting data, along with a grading rubric, a sample lab report, and a peer review worksheet. We also have a teaching manuals for each lab, with solutions and suggestions. Instructors may email me for this extra content.

Individual Labs for Download

• Lab 0 - Introduction to Lab
• Lab 1 - Introduction to MATLAB
• Lab 2 - Stellar Parallax
• Lab 3 - Blackbody and Stellar Spectra
• Lab 4 - Cluster H-R Diagrams
• Lab 5 - Rotation Curve of the Milky Way Galaxy
• Lab 6 - Hubble's Law
• Or download the full package as above.

AAPT Summer 2015 Presentations

This redesign effort was featured in a poster and a talk at the AAPT Summer 2015 meeting in College Park, MD:

• Poster PST2A07: Creating Opportunities for Astronomy Majors to Collaborate in Introductory Courses
• Talk FK05: Teaching the Skills of Professional Astronomy through Collaborative Introductory Labs

Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference April 2016 Presentation

Slides presented for the panel/round-table discussion: ASTR120/121 Course Redesign.