{"id":221,"date":"2021-08-06T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2023-07-13T18:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T18:43:55","slug":"astrophysics-as-a-career","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/astrophysics-as-a-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrophysics as a Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tamala Sebring. Email: tamala.sebring@gmail.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some students may wonder: Who becomes an astrophysicist?; What do astrophysicists do on a daily basis?; and How does someone become an astrophysicist?\u201d&nbsp; These questions were asked of the people who make up the Michigan Tech HAWC research group.&nbsp; The presentation highlights some of their insights and recommendations to anyone who may be interested in pursuing a career as a research scientist or astrophysicist.&nbsp; There are also links to resources for students who are interested in astronomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson Content Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explain (45 min): This presentation can be used for a whole class career discussion or as an individual resource.&nbsp; The presentation addresses the following topics: What do you think of when you hear the word, \u201cAstrophysicist\u201d?, bios of the MTU HAWC project members, Why would someone want to be an astrophysicist?, Why study high-energy gamma-rays?, the individual path to becoming an astrophysicist, What does an astrophysicist do?, recommendations on becoming an astrophysicist, and some ways to explore astrophysics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Material:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1h2viqiZhqnCI45t1J4xSUZ1rIaSgrV5_\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astrophysics as a Career? Lesson Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Je1vaH4QVbGoLkbK-Sgk8_ACYo_1RUhVO1UhGlwWk-Y\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astrophysics as a Career? presentation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Information: Abstract: Some students may wonder: Who becomes an astrophysicist?; What do astrophysicists do on a daily basis?; and How does someone become an astrophysicist?\u201d&nbsp; These questions were asked&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-221","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/RETlessonplans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}