Instructor Notes

Per-demo teaching notes with activities, assessment ideas, model details, and common misconceptions. Each page corresponds to one exhibit.

Angular Size: The Sky’s Ruler

5 sections 1 misconception

Binary Orbits: Dynamical Reasoning Lab

5 sections 2 misconceptions

Blackbody Radiation: Thermal Spectrum and Temperature

5 sections 3 misconceptions

Conservation Laws: Energy & Momentum

5 sections 1 misconception

Doppler Shift of Light

5 sections 3 misconceptions

Eclipse Geometry: Shadows in Space

5 sections 1 misconception

Electromagnetic Spectrum: Light Beyond Visible

5 sections 1 misconception

EOS Lab: Pressure Support in Stars

scaffold template 2 misconceptions

Galaxy Rotation Curves

5 sections 3 misconceptions

HR Diagram Inference Lab

scaffold template 4 misconceptions

Kepler’s Laws: Patterns of Planetary Motion

5 sections 1 misconception

Moon Phases: Light, Not Shadow

5 sections 1 misconception

Parallax Distance: Measuring the Stars

5 sections 2 misconceptions

Planetary Conjunctions: Alignments in the Sky

1 section 1 misconception

Retrograde Motion: Apparent Longitude from Relative Motion

1 section 1 misconception

Seasons: Why Tilt Matters

5 sections 1 misconception

Spectral Lines & the Bohr Atom

5 sections 3 misconceptions

Telescope Resolution: Sharper Eyes

5 sections 1 misconception