#  WWT Hubble Lab 

 



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The WWT Ambassadors and faculty and staff at Bucknell University have developed a hybrid lab involving both hands-on and virtual activities that focuses on the Hubble Law, expansion of the universe, and large scale structure. This lab, designed for non-science undergraduates in an introductory astronomy class, combines investigation with tactile models in a laboratory environment with analysis of real astronomical data, and detailed visualization using astronomy visualization software. Students are therefore able to both explore the universe on its largest scales and develop physical intuition for its geometry and dynamics.

SortBut what is WorldWide Telescope?

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a free computer program that enables students to explore the universe in incredible detail. WWT compiles the best imagery from telescopes all over the world into rich 2-D and 3-D maps of the sky, across the whole electromagnetic spectrum.

Students can manipulate and interact with the program, visualizing almost everything we know about the universe in ways they never could before. One student declared WWT:

 **“Cooler than Call of Duty!”**

   ![Student working with slinky to learn Hubble law](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/hubbleslinky.jpg?itok=0NtH6avz) 

 

#### How do I run the WWT tours?

- Download WWT for **free** from [worldwidetelescope.org](http://worlwidetelescope.org). (This lab currently runs in Windows only)
- Download resources this page, including the WWT tour files (.wtt extensions)
- Double click on the **.wtt** file to open and run the tour



   ![Hubble Red Shift Lab Graphic](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/hubblewwtredshiftexplained.jpg?itok=RhTKrqss) 

 

#### What’s in this lab?

- [Background and summary for instructors](/file_url/643)
- [Instructor guide on running the hands-on lab activities and the WWT tour.](/file_url/644)
- [Pre-lab reading materials for students](/file_url/645)
- Interactive WWT tours that teach students about the Hubble Law and Large Scale Structure ([.zip](/files/wwtambassadors/files/bucknellhubbletours.zip))
- Excel spreadsheet with [Hubble's Data](/file_url/646)
- Excel spreadsheet for students to [calculate galaxy redshifts](/file_url/647)
- Accompanying student packet with instructions, reflection questions, and space for calculations. ([doc](/file_url/648), [pdf](/file_url/649))
- [Post-lab exit quiz](/file_url/650)
- All lab documents ([zip](/files/wwtambassadors/files/hubblelabfiles.zip), WWT Tours for lab [zip](/files/wwtambassadors/files/bucknellhubbletours.zip)​​​​​​​)

   ![Student using WWT TUES Hubble Lab](/sites/g/files/omnuum9076/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/wwtambassadors/files/bucknell_tues_students_using_wwt_2.png?itok=JLPRe0L9) 

 







*WorldWide Telescope is a free, open source program of the American Astronomical Society, originally developed by Microsoft Research. These materials were developed by Bucknell University and the WWT Ambassadors Program at Harvard University with support from NSF grant DUE-1140440.*



 

 This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. [DUE-1140440](http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140440&HistoricalAwards=false). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.



 

 



 

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