Lesson Three Topics

Lesson Three Overview
Types of Radiation
Thermal Radiation
Synchrotron Radiation
Planetary Radio Sources
Radio Stars
Radio Galaxies
Quasars
Black Holes
The Milky Way: Our Own Radio Galaxy


Activities and Quizzes

Lesson Three : Overview

Radiation in and around our galaxy

This lesson reviews optical and radio astronomy, the tools necessary to each and a review of how they work, and what value studies in each set of wavelengths holds for science. It also explains how radio data is collected and analyzed, and discusses advantages and disadvantages of radio astronomy as compared to optical astronomy.

Standards

This lesson highlights some components of the National Science Education Content Standards: Grade Levels Objectives