#iteachphysics Archive

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:00 AM EDT

Good morning and welcome to this week's #iteachphysics chat. This week let's learn more abt @PSRastronomer the @GrnBnkTelescope ed officer

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:00 AM EDT

Good morning and welcome to this week's #iteachphysics chat. This week let's learn more abt @PSRastronomer the @GrnBnkTelescope ed officer

participatechat May 27 @ 10:00 AM EDT

Participate in the upcoming #iteachphysics by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/VkEwl4yKm4

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:01 AM EDT

If you have not heard of @PSRastronomer it's web address is https://t.co/Vye0SSA7IW #iteachphysics

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:01 AM EDT

If you have not heard of @PSRastronomer it's web address is https://t.co/ccwSkV0Hjp #iteachphysics

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:03 AM EDT

Sue Ann Heatherly is the education officer at @GrnBnkTelescope and is our guest today for #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:03 AM EDT

Sue Ann Heatherly is the education officer at @GrnBnkTelescope and is our guest today for #iteachphysics

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:03 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Hi all. I'm very new to tweeting :-) Gonna do my best to communicate!

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:04 AM EDT

Before we get started with Q1 let's do an #iteachphysics roll call. Pls tell us where you teach and what student level.

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:04 AM EDT

Before we get started with Q1 let's do an #iteachphysics roll call. Pls tell us where you teach and what student level.

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:05 AM EDT

Please remember to include #iteachphysics in all your tweets.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:05 AM EDT

Please remember to include #iteachphysics in all your tweets.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:06 AM EDT

#iteachphysics

KatRWright May 12 @ 4:08 PM EDT

Gravitational wave detections with pulsars could come “any day now” from @NANOGrav according to Maura McLaughlin. https://t.co/JEssYshexg

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:06 AM EDT

#iteachphysics

KatRWright May 12 @ 4:08 PM EDT

Gravitational wave detections with pulsars could come “any day now” from @NANOGrav according to Maura McLaughlin. https://t.co/JEssYshexg

pulsargirl May 27 @ 10:07 AM EDT

I'm a pulsar astronomer at WVU who works with the Pulsar Search Collaboratory and excited to chat with #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:07 AM EDT

+@GrnBnkTelescope is an awesome scientific and educational facility. Definitely worth a visit #iteachphysics cc @APSscience @RepDonBeyer

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:04 AM EDT

Hi everyone from the world's largest fully steerable telescope- the @GrnBnkTelescope
In reply to @BlackPhysicists, @PSRastronomer, @AAS_EPO, @AfricaAstronomy, @KorbeelHfj, @IAU_org, @Astro4Dev, @IAU_Outreach, @NSTA, @AAPTHQ, @NASAedu, @astrobites, @GrnBnkTelescope

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:07 AM EDT

+@GrnBnkTelescope is an awesome scientific and educational facility. Definitely worth a visit #iteachphysics cc @APSscience @RepDonBeyer

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:04 AM EDT

Hi everyone from the world's largest fully steerable telescope- the @GrnBnkTelescope
In reply to @BlackPhysicists, @PSRastronomer, @AAS_EPO, @AfricaAstronomy, @KorbeelHfj, @IAU_org, @Astro4Dev, @IAU_Outreach, @NSTA, @AAPTHQ, @NASAedu, @astrobites, @GrnBnkTelescope

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:08 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q1: Let's start with explaining what pulsars are and their importance in #astronomy research.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:08 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q1: Let's start with explaining what pulsars are and their importance in #astronomy research.

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:09 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: rotating collapsed cores of stars that have gone supernova. Diameter of a city; Mass of the sun, HUGE mag. field!

In reply to @ilearnphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:09 AM EDT

Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars an introduction https://t.co/UOfFUuce3U #iteachphysics via @NASAedu

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:10 AM EDT

Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars - Introduction https://t.co/24E6TANmQS #iteachphysics

massignmenthelp May 27 @ 10:10 AM EDT

#iteachphysics #nt2v 10 Lifestyle Tips that can Help College Freshman Save a lot of Money https://t.co/t4PuIYV8ld

AssignmentHelpN May 27 @ 10:10 AM EDT

#iteachphysics #nt2v A Professional’s Guide for Using Case Studies in Online Classroom https://t.co/SA4ZZzFre1

AfricaAstronomy May 27 @ 10:10 AM EDT

Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars - Introduction https://t.co/cPjEzGH0rv #iteachphysics

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:11 AM EDT

It may surprise people to think that a star can 'explode' yet there is a collapsed core still remaining #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:11 AM EDT

It may surprise people to think that a star can 'explode' yet there is a collapsed core still remaining #iteachphysics

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:12 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: mass and rotation distort space-time on short time scales- great gen. rel. laboratory.

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:12 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: PLUS excellent probes of interstellar space - the materials between the stars.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:13 AM EDT

Welcome @pulsargirl! Truly one of world's greatest experts on pulsar physics #iteachphysics

In reply to @pulsargirl, @pulsargirl

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:14 AM EDT

#iteachphysics

drannawatts May 26 @ 4:49 AM EDT

It's going to be a Summer of X-ray Timing. NICER launch June 1 (hopefully), @STROBEXastro study kicking off, and eXTP white papers due!

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:14 AM EDT

#iteachphysics

drannawatts May 26 @ 4:49 AM EDT

It's going to be a Summer of X-ray Timing. NICER launch June 1 (hopefully), @STROBEXastro study kicking off, and eXTP white papers due!

MrLeNadj May 27 @ 10:14 AM EDT

Believe it or not, Ss are singing a song from STR 9#physics0 play at our commencement!#iteachphysics #ilovethearts 4DidiRA #TheatreInspires

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:15 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: explosion is kind of a rebound of gas off of the dense core. Try placing a tennis ball on top of a basketball. Drop them.

In reply to @BlackPhysicists

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:15 AM EDT

@GrnBnkTelescope Not to get too far off topic, but what does 'going supernova' have to do with our own Sun? #iteachphysics

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:15 AM EDT

@GrnBnkTelescope Not to get too far off topic, but what does 'going supernova' have to do with our own Sun? #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:17 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q2: What kind of telescopes/observatories are needed to observe pulsars? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:17 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q2: What kind of telescopes/observatories are needed to observe pulsars? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:17 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Our sun is not massive enough to go supernova, but in a few bill years, will go through an end of life expansion stage.

In reply to @BlackPhysicists

pulsargirl May 27 @ 10:18 AM EDT

If our Sun was 10 times more massive, it would supernova when it ran out of fuel too! But it will become a white dwarf. #iteachphysics

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:19 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Pulsars beam radio waves from their magnetic poles. Radio Telescopes detect blips of radio signal each spin of the pulsar.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:17 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q2: What kind of telescopes/observatories are needed to observe pulsars? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

erickidc May 27 @ 10:22 AM EDT

What Are Pulsars? #iteachphysics https://t.co/VkRnBxI4AU via @SPACEdotcom

In reply to @BlackPhysicists, @SPACEdotcom

drannawatts May 27 @ 10:23 AM EDT

. @BlackPhysicists #iteachphysics

drannawatts May 27 @ 10:14 AM EDT

Pulsars contain ultradense nuclear matter - crushed together by the strong gravity.

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:23 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl Do pulsars show up in all kinds of telescopes, i.e., optical, x-ray and gamma ones?

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:23 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl Do pulsars show up in all kinds of telescopes, i.e., optical, x-ray and gamma ones?

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:24 AM EDT

#iteachphysics and a nice description from Scott Ransom: https://t.co/kj4dlPbkEK

erickidc May 27 @ 10:22 AM EDT

What Are Pulsars? #iteachphysics https://t.co/VkRnBxI4AU via @SPACEdotcom
In reply to @BlackPhysicists, @SPACEdotcom

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:26 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @drannawatts is also a great expert on neutron star physics and a fun Twitter citizen

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:26 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @drannawatts is also a great expert on neutron star physics and a fun Twitter citizen

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:26 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Not all but some can detected by the FERMI Telescope, and some like the Crab pulsar are truly multiwavelength.

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:23 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl Do pulsars show up in all kinds of telescopes, i.e., optical, x-ray and gamma ones?

bravesearth May 27 @ 10:27 AM EDT

Are there data set available that would be appropriate for high school students to look at? #iteachphysics

In reply to @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:27 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:27 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:29 AM EDT

#iteachphysics See: https://t.co/YHatcvXrgu for example!

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:29 AM EDT

Thread --> #iteachphysics https://t.co/TceFviGiH1

drannawatts May 27 @ 10:28 AM EDT

I do! Neutron star Explosions, Starquakes, and how we can use them to figure out what lurks inside the star.
In reply to @7anooch

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:29 AM EDT

Thread --> #iteachphysics https://t.co/hkNsLUgLBr

drannawatts May 27 @ 10:28 AM EDT

I do! Neutron star Explosions, Starquakes, and how we can use them to figure out what lurks inside the star.
In reply to @7anooch

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:29 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Teachers & students have been engaged in the PSC since 2008. ~ 150 schools, and 2000 students so far: CA to TX to WV to NH

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:27 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

drannawatts May 27 @ 10:30 AM EDT

More on neutron stars here #iteachphysics

drannawatts Jan 23 @ 9:35 AM EST

#NeutronStars are weird, but we love them....Our new film with @scienceoffice explains why! https://t.co/DDfpRuC1SP

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:31 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: There are indeed data appropriate for HS students- the PSC actively seeks the help of students to analyze psr data!

bravesearth May 27 @ 10:27 AM EDT

Are there data set available that would be appropriate for high school students to look at? #iteachphysics
In reply to @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:32 AM EDT

@GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl #iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:32 AM EDT

@GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl #iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:33 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Teachers & students have been engaged in the PSC since 2008. ~ 150 schools, and 2000 students so far: CA to TX to WV to NH

ilearnphysics May 27 @ 10:32 AM EDT

@GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl #iteachphysics Q3.1: How many schools, teachers and students are involved in @PSRastronomer?

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:34 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.2: Is it possible for for non-US schools, teachers, and students to get involved in @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:34 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.2: Is it possible for for non-US schools, teachers, and students to get involved in @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:35 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Teachers/students in US schools can participate in PSC. Research programs for undergrad students & above are international.

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:34 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q3.2: Is it possible for for non-US schools, teachers, and students to get involved in @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:37 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: PSC is an NSF funded program. But pulsar research is truly international. Contact us if you are non US and interested.

bravesearth May 27 @ 10:37 AM EDT

Awesome! Do you have any kind of PD or training that would walk teachers through how to interpret the data? #iteachphysics

In reply to @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:38 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.1: What is the process for teachers and their students to started with @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:38 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.1: What is the process for teachers and their students to started with @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:39 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Go to https://t.co/ryUNitP6y1. We start with a free online course (6wks) in the fall for teachers & their students.

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:38 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.1: What is the process for teachers and their students to started with @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:41 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: in fact we have the recorded sessions/homeowrk online. It would be possible to sign up and do the training even now.

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:39 AM EDT
#iteachphysics: Go to https://t.co/ryUNitP6y1. We start with a free online course (6wks) in the fall for teachers & their students.
- iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:38 AM EDT
  
  #iteachphysics Q4.1: What is the process for teachers and their students to started with @PSRastronomer? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:42 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.2: Are @PSRastronmer teachers organized as a PLN (professional learning network)? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:42 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.2: Are @PSRastronmer teachers organized as a PLN (professional learning network)? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:44 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: No, not officially, but if teachers want to self-organize and learn together as a PLN, that would be cool- we’re game!

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:42 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.2: Are @PSRastronmer teachers organized as a PLN (professional learning network)? @GrnBnkTelescope @pulsargirl

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:45 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.3: What are some other resources on pulsar astrophysics for teacher PD, and didactics for the classroom? @GrnBnkTelescope

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:45 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.3: What are some other resources on pulsar astrophysics for teacher PD, and didactics for the classroom? @GrnBnkTelescope

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:47 AM EDT

#iteachphysics: Take our course: Meet the astronomers, use a 20M radio telescope, learn by doing! #Nanograv another resource. Others?

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:45 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q4.3: What are some other resources on pulsar astrophysics for teacher PD, and didactics for the classroom? @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:49 AM EDT

Important to note at @PSRastronomer is supported by @NSF #iteachphysics

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:49 AM EDT

Important to note at @PSRastronomer is supported by @NSF #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:52 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @PSRastronomer is a joint project, between @theNRAO and @WestVirginiaU where @pulsargirl is an #astrophysics professor

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:52 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @PSRastronomer is a joint project, between @theNRAO and @WestVirginiaU where @pulsargirl is an #astrophysics professor

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:54 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q5 What have you seen re power of collaborative learning in @PSRastronomer? Is there any assessment data? @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:54 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q5 What have you seen re power of collaborative learning in @PSRastronomer? Is there any assessment data? @GrnBnkTelescope

GrnBnkTelescope May 27 @ 10:55 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Pre/post data on self-efficacy & science ID development: +ve effect; enhanced in girls. Contributing to science very impt.

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:54 AM EDT

#iteachphysics Q5 What have you seen re power of collaborative learning in @PSRastronomer? Is there any assessment data? @GrnBnkTelescope

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:56 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @NANOgrav is a great resource @Pulsargirl can you comment on pulsars & gravitational waves + the big announcement last yr

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:56 AM EDT

#iteachphysics @NANOgrav is a great resource @Pulsargirl can you comment on pulsars & gravitational waves + the big announcement last yr

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:58 AM EDT

There are several research publications with student authors from @PSRastronomer. Check arXiv. #iteachphysics

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:58 AM EDT

There are several research publications with student authors from @PSRastronomer. Check arXiv. #iteachphysics

BlackPhysicists - Moderator May 27 @ 10:59 AM EDT

We are coming to the end of this #iteachphysics hour Last Q Is there still time to sign up for @PSRastronomer workshop at @GrnBnkTelescope?

iteachphysics - Moderator May 27 @ 10:59 AM EDT

We are coming to the end of this #iteachphysics hour Last Q Is there still time to sign up for @PSRastronomer workshop at @GrnBnkTelescope?