https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc Science on Stage, Prague 2022 Joint Project by Máire Duffy, Ireland and Nelson Correia, Portugal. This Padlet contains the activities carried out in our schools and useful links. en-us 2022-03-02 12:19:01 UTC 2025-09-27 16:16:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/314847724/c55920ac8dc8497ead4cafd01816fbae/A7B37C51_E6E4_4CBF_A5F6_D7D549EFE533.png maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073524517 This activity allows students to build a simple Kepler style telescope. Students get to put their optics knowledge into action.]]> 2022-03-02 13:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073524517 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073534527 2022-03-02 13:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073534527 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073537450 2022-03-02 13:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073537450 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073545768 Great educational resources from I-LOFAR.
Lovely activity where students have to put images in order of when they were taken to show the advancement of telescopes through the ages.]]> 2022-03-02 13:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073545768 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073670565 This activity gets students to investigate radio frequency interference from electronic devices and how RFI is a problem for radio astronomy.]]> 2022-03-02 14:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073670565 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073678950 Really nice video to show students all the different types of electromagnetic waves being emitted all around us.]]> 2022-03-02 14:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073678950 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073684477 Lovely short video to show students how RFI interferes with radio astronomy.]]> 2022-03-02 14:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073684477 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073697194 Video to start a discussion with students on other objects that cause interference in the sky.]]> 2022-03-02 14:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073697194 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073722240 2022-03-02 14:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073722240 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073734546 Students investigated different radio telescopes around the world and dropped a pin on their location using Padlet. For each radio telescope found they added the website for people to be able to find out more about the telescope. The map allowed students to zoom right in and see where the radio telescopes were located and how they are in quiet regions which are "radio quiet" i.e. low RFI.]]> 2022-03-02 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073734546 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073746623 Great educational resources on what happens in I-LOFAR and why it is located in Birr in Ireland. PDFs and PPTs to use in class.]]> 2022-03-02 15:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073746623 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073758867 National Geographic article on Green Bank Telescope and National Radio Quiet Zone.]]> 2022-03-02 15:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073758867 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073788103 This activity allows students to use a radio telescope based in Athens, Greece to search for the 21 cm hydrogen line in the sky. They can also check for red/blue shift.]]> 2022-03-02 15:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073788103 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073790407 2022-03-02 15:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073790407 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073793376 Free for students and educators to use. Very quick and raw data and graphs are emailed to you within 5 minutes of use.]]> 2022-03-02 15:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073793376 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073810415 3 minute guide on the 21 cm line and CMB.]]> 2022-03-02 15:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073810415 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073818457 2022-03-02 15:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073818457 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073826302 2022-03-02 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073826302 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073829240 2022-03-02 15:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073829240 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073862639 This was the first radio telescope we built with our students. It is a very cheap radio telescope to build if you use zero waste means to get your satellite dish with coaxial cable and LNB still attached. It is very simple in its use with a signal finder and allows you to "hear" the detection of radio waves from the sun.]]> 2022-03-02 15:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073862639 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073879416 15 min Ted talk on radio telescopes.]]> 2022-03-02 16:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073879416 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073881582 2022-03-02 16:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073881582 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073885496 Background information on detecting radio waves.]]> 2022-03-02 16:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2073885496 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2075703825 2022-03-03 12:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2075703825 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2075706641 Part of FOSDEM conference 2020]]> 2022-03-03 12:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2075706641 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076007778 This activity sheet allows students to calculate the measurements needed to build the horn antenna including the antenna length, waveguide dimensions and dimensions of the pyramidal flared horn. It includes instructions on the construction.]]> 2022-03-03 15:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076007778 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076010556 2022-03-03 15:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076010556 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076011974 2022-03-03 15:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076011974 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076019803 2022-03-03 15:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076019803 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076024088 2022-03-03 15:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076024088 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076027647 2022-03-03 15:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076027647 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076033038 2022-03-03 15:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076033038 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076035928 2022-03-03 15:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076035928 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076038619 Free to use astronomy software to see what is in the sky]]> 2022-03-03 15:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076038619 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076046221 2022-03-03 15:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076046221 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076050181 2022-03-03 15:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076050181 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076060553 2022-03-03 15:33:01 UTC 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UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076081699 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076083306 2022-03-03 15:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076083306 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076084779 2022-03-03 15:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076084779 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076089383 2022-03-03 15:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076089383 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076120572 2022-03-03 16:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076120572 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076125900 Good website for RTL-SDR projects]]> 2022-03-03 16:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2076125900 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2077788617 This website provides students with data on different galaxies such as NGC 1357 and allows them to calculate the Doppler shift, velocity of the galaxy, distance to the galaxy and the age of the universe.]]> 2022-03-04 12:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2077788617 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091311177 2022-03-12 02:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091311177 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091315199 2022-03-12 02:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091315199 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091932398 2022-03-12 23:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2091932398 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2099860121 Fantastic courses and resources for teachers in astronomy. ]]> 2022-03-17 11:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2099860121 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2101722481 2022-03-18 11:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2101722481 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2101744079 2022-03-18 11:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2101744079 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102131118 2022-03-18 15:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102131118 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102196661 DIAS (Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies)Astrophysics & Astronomy Seminar presented by Laura A Hayes and hosted by Dr. Peter Gallagher (DIAS & I-LOFAR).]]> 2022-03-18 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102196661 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102250098 Activity where students investigated the different frequencies emitted by car key fobs using software defined radio.]]> 2022-03-18 16:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2102250098 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2103482312 2022-03-20 07:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2103482312 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2104102459 Data collected by students over a 10 month period.]]> 2022-03-20 22:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2104102459 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119241587 2022-03-29 12:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119241587 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119243636 2022-03-29 12:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119243636 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119244624 2022-03-29 12:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119244624 maireduffy13 https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119246067 2022-03-29 12:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maireduffy13/lil41e7zi0uccajc/wish/2119246067