Adkins'+Research+Projects+Page

This page contains links to documents supporting research projects for Jeff Adkins' astronomy class and ACE Research academy students.

(on campus, for Astronomy students) || Launch balloons on campus with data collection probe on board. || @http://s4.sonoma.edu || (building probes, using large rockets) || Launch a small space probe on a rocket and collect and interpret the data. || @http://s4.sonoma.edu || [| Light Detectives Data Sheets] || Big download. You'll need a fast connection. || @http://gtn.sonoma.edu/object_catalog/index.php || @www.dvaceacademy.com, click on Planetarium. || http://studentpi.jhuapl.edu/application/ ||
 * **Project** || **Description** || **Link** ||
 * Small Satellites for Secondary Students
 * Small Satellites for Secondary Students
 * WISE Light Detectives || Use a prototype NASA activity to search for brown dwarfs and ULIRGs. Your first assignment: What's a ULIRG? || [|Light Detectives Student Guide]
 * Robotics Program || Use robotics kits (dependent on funding) to learn the basics of robotic engineering. || http://www.donorschoose.org/astronomyteacher ||
 * WISE Asteroids Project || Use space probe images from WISE to track asteroids. || [[file:asteroidWISE.pdf]]
 * AGN Microvariability project (Black Holes) || Use remote telescopes to track black holes. || See Adkins for information. List of targets:
 * Critique of Conceptual Astronomy II || The next book is nearly ready. Try your hand at activities not done in class and provide critiques. REQUIRED: You must complete 3 of the activities in the book. || See Adkins for files. ||
 * Planetarium Assistants || Work in the planetarium as an assistant to planetarium production students. **Only a limited number of students can sign up for this project.** || See Adkins to schedule work days. At least 5 work days\ must be signed up for, plus additional duties. Schedule can be seen at
 * CAMS || Maintain and analyze data from automated meteor monitoring station. || @http://cams.seti.org ||
 * SOLAR SCIENCE || Determine the efficiency of a solar cell as a function of time of day, use a solar cell to determine when local solar noon is. || Using solar cells provided by Sunpower (@http://us.sunpowercorp.com) measure the solar constant and find out when local solar noon is. ||
 * International Space Station photography || Use a digital camera mounted on the International Space Station to take photographs of the earth and analyze what you learn. ||  ||
 * IASC Asteroid Search || Search for asteroids by analyzing digital images. || http://iasc.hsutx.edu/index.html ||
 * Forensics project || TBA ||  ||
 * Mercury Messenger Program || Investigate the planet closest to the sun in conjunction with NASA scientists. || (application required from the team)