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Editors
Donald A. Smith, Guilford College, Greensboro NC and
Janelle M. Bailey, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

 

2023

Why every astronomy class should devote time to light pollution education  
The Physics Teacher 61, 404 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0149904

Stellar photometry in an introductory physics lab (or, translating flux into magnitudes)
The Physics Teacher 61, 310 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0146515

Blind and visually impaired-accessible software and learning resources open a new window to the universe
The Physics Teacher 61, 230 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0143252

An even more “harmonic” version of Kepler’s third law
The Physics Teacher 61, 150 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0135264

Extending angles into the vastness of space
The Physics Teacher 61, 84 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0134567

2022

Not quite like the movies: Teaching the realities of space exploration by Shannon D. Willoughby, Bahereh A. Samie, Janelle M. Bailey, Rebecca E. Vieyra and Ramon E. Lopez The Physics Teacher 60, 708 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0120187

A tale of two bridges and a |round Earth The Physics Teacher 60, 614 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0014307

Learning about the early history of astronomy through Phystory by Joanna Behrman The Physics Teacher 60, 524 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0115743

Electronic telescopes and their use in astronomy education
The Physics Teacher 60, 394 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010401

NITARP, the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program
The Physics Teacher 60, 312 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010004

Astronomy activities for promoting scientific evaluation
The Physics Teacher 60, 230 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009695

Apparent retrograde motions of planets
The Physics Teacher 60, 150 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009427/p>

Real astronomy data for anyone: Explore NASA’s IRSA
The Physics Teacher 60, 72 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009117

2021

Robotic telescope labs for survey-level undergraduates
The Physics Teacher 59, 728 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0007416

Machine learning in introductory astrophysics laboratory activities
The Physics Teacher 59, 662 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006925

Lunar astrometry
The Physics Teacher 59, 590 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006471

Better interactive astronomy lectures using the Laser-Assisted Student Engagement Routine
The Physics Teacher 59, 502 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006144

2020

JS9: An interactive tool for teaching astrophysics
The Physics Teacher 58, 602 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002391

Expanding minds through explorations of our expanding universe
The Physics Teacher 58, 520 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002079

We’d like to know how we’re doing and where we’re going!
The Physics Teacher 58, 442 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001850