AAPT 2016
LIGO workshop

Paul Doherty pdoherty@exploratorium.edu
www.exo.net/~pauld

Kathy Holt

Resources:

Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Snackbook  http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks

Exploratorium Teacher Institute http://www.exploratorium.edu/education/teacher-institute

Apps: Color Uncovered, Sound Uncovered

Explorations

Soap Film in a can
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/soap-film-on-can

Soap Film Interference Model
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/soap-film-interference

Permanent Oil Slick
http://www.exploratorium.edu/files/ti/alumni/staffactivities/PermanentOilSlick.pdf

Two Slit Experiment
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/two-slit-experiment

Two Slit Wave model
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/two-slit-wave-model

Laser Speckle
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day1perception/laser_speckle.html

Laser Speckle Explanation

http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day1perception/laserspeckleperception.htm

Profile of a laser
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/Laser_light.html

Ringing Aluminum Rod
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day11sound/ringing%20_Al_rod.html

Ringing Aluminum Rod Decibel meter
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/decibelmeters/decibelsdistancetime.html

Pipes of Pan
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/pipes-of-pan

Slow Waves on a phone cord
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day10waves/slowwavesonaphonecord2.html

Phonecord Harmonics
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day10waves/harmonic_phonecord.html

Dance of the Sound Wave
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day10waves/dance_of_the_sound_wave.html

Black Hole Collision Model
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/astronomy/BlackHoleCollisionModel.html

Gravitational wave model
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/astronomy/GravityWaveModel.html

Illustration of a gravitational wave
https://youtu.be/txar_qzT14c