This web page contains problem sets in PDF format. The goal of these problems is to teach students about astronomy and space science by using mathematics and real-world problems.
New problems will be posted beginning September 9, 2008 and each Tuesday morning during the school year!
This Week's Problems:
Exploring a Dying Star - Students use data from the Spitzer satellite to calculate the mass of a planetary nebula from a dying star. [Grade: 7-10 | Skills:Scientific Notation; unit conversions; volume of a sphere ]
Previous Problems:
Exploring a Dying Star - Students use data from the Spitzer satellite to calculate the mass of a planetary nebula from a dying star. [Grade: 7-10 | Skills:Scientific Notation; unit conversions; volume of a sphere ]
