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11 Apr
2022
Teaching Stellar Evolution Without a Star: DIY Experiments and a Board Game
Stellar evolution is now in the NRW physics curriculum, but there are almost no direct experiments you can do with it. Two responses: some DIY smartphone experiments for stellar formation, and a board game called “Staub und Sterne” (Dust and Stars) that lets students play through the stellar lifecycle. Both grew from the astro-lab project at the University of Cologne.
astronomy-education
stellar-evolution
smartphones