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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeing Interference Fringes with a Telescope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct an interferometer using a simple telescope. In this physics lesson, students explain how light waves create the fringe patterns. They observe patterns made by different objects in the sky and compare them.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: New Observatory Brings Stars Closer to Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A radio story describing the development of the newest technology in telescopes based on an old idea. Images of the 80-acre interferometer are shown on the site.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Keck Interferometer

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides the opportunity to solve a crossword and learn about the world's biggest telescopes.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Michelson Morley Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Georgia State University is where the proof all starts. One must understand this experiment to have any confidence in relativity. Here's the experimental setup and a summary of the data.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Michelson, Albert

For Students 9th - 10th
This ScienceWorld site provides a short biographical sketch of Albert Michelson and describes his most notable scientific discoveries and contributions. Several links are provided for additional information as well.