Using Data Science in High School Astronomy
Physics Education
2025-01-10 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract
Astronomy datasets can be challenging to use for high school astronomy classes. Data science education pedagogy can be leveraged to create astronomy activities in which students interrogate data, create visuals, and use statistical thinking to construct astronomy knowledge. This session describes how the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) can provide a web-based interface for students to use basic data science techniques in astronomy to build data literacy while learning astronomical concepts. The activities shared will be available for anyone but were designed to be used in astro 101 classes in high school or early college.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2501.04856,
title = {Using Data Science in High School Astronomy},
author = {James Newland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.04856},
year = {2025}
}
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Conference paper for session at ASP 2024 virtual conference