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Camping Trip: How Can We Measure the Wavelength of Light Emitted From Stars?

This activity is a chance for students to apply the diffraction grating equation m*Λ/d = Θ to solve a real life problem: find the wavelength of given source of light. It is also useful for them to apply trigonometry to real life scenarios.

Keywords:: Diffraction, Indoor Labs, Stars, NSDL, Education, Physics

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Science and Technology / Physics

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Material Type:: Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States