Resources in particular for the AQA Astrophyiscs Option

Copyright Free Notes and Worksheets for AQA Astrophysics by Alan C Pickwick, Physics Teacher, Manchester Grammar School (1975-2013) • Click here to download your copy of the Notes that cover the specification, section by section The notes are an up-to-date text book for the AQA option • Click here to download the classroom excercises that support AQA Astrophysics The excercises are period-length activities related to the specification • CCD or CMOS Detectors - Sky & Telescope May 2020 The specification deals with CCD detectors but this article shows that technology never stands still Be sure to see the Books Page

Additional Resources

• Buying a Telescope and Robotic Telescopes - Link to Harrison Telescopes Web Site • CLEA Resources An amazing set of computer simulations of how to observe and collect data with a simulated professional telescope • ESO Worksheets Good but overly complex and long exercises produced by the European Southern Observatory • Light Pollution and Dark Skies An important topic for astronomers and for conserving energy • NASE Resources The Network for Astronomy School Education runs courses for teachers. This is a link to the workshops and lectures. Primary to Sixth Form • Radio Astronomy in Schools - New Hydrogen-line receiver needs to be added and meteor radar It’s always cloudy then you want to observe! So why not build a radio telescope or hunt for meteor echos? • Search of Extra-terrestrial Intelligence • EAAE Workshops for Distribution The European Association for Astronomy Education (named after the AAE) ran teacher- training events across Europe. Here are the materials for the workshops Handouts for A-level Particle Physics Classes • Feynman Diagrams The approved way to draw Feynman Diagrams • The Fundamental Scheme of Nature A detailed summary of the particles discussed in accelerator / particle physics