Published June 23, 2023
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Cosmic Microwave Background Classroom Activity
Creators
- 1. Hereford High School
- 2. Johns Hopkins University
- 3. Richard Montgomery High School
- 4. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Description
We have developed and classroom-tested instructional activities intended for the high-school level. Input from teachers has also been incorporated through the annual summertime JHU Quarknet workshops. The activities come with directions for the instructor and a workbook for students. To accommodate different circumstances and approaches, the activities provide instructor guidelines for multiple levels of independence by which the class can engage the material.
In the Cosmic Microwave Background activity, students use the relationship between the temperature and frequency of thermal blackbody emission to understand the radiation from the Big Bang.
Notes
We acknowledge the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences for their support under Grant Numbers 1654494, 2034400, and 2109311 for the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor project.