HR: 17:00h
AN: ED12E-01 INVITED     [PDF]
TI: Discovering New Worlds
AU: * Fischer, D A
EM: fischer@stars.sfsu.edu
AF: San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Dept Physics and Astronomy San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132 United States
AB: Since 1995, more than 100 planets have been discovered orbiting nearby stars. I will present an overview of what we've learned and speculate about exciting discoveries on the horizon. Many classroom projects have been developed to teach astronomy at the middle school through high school level. I will highlight a few favorite projects that provide a good foundation for understanding key concepts. Examples of projects using data from our website will also be presented.
UR: http://exoplanets.org
DE: 6285 Stellar planetary systems
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting