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Astronomy Workshop Tools
written by Doug Hamilton
This web site contains a collection of animations, simulations, and interactive tools for astronomy students.  Topics include astronomical distances, orbital mechanics, and the solar system.  Calculators allow students to explore parameter in both simple and more complicated orbital systems.
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/
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Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
- Solar System
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Collection
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- text/html
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Metadata instance created June 1, 2004 by Bruce Mason
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Author: Susana Deustua
Posted: September 28, 2008 at 10:00AM
Source: The Astronomy Center collection

Astronomy Workshop Tools works best for students in the context of a course, where their instructor has prepped them.  The simulations are decent,  and the calculators are helpful.  This is not a standalone tool, as currently designed.

On the presentation aspect, the tools would benefit from colors and graphics that are easier on the eye than the vivid reds and blues on a black background.

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