Astro Academy: Principia using Tracker to analyse experiments undertaken by Tim Peake on the International Space Station
Issue 363 | Page 29 | Published Dec 2016
Description
While on the International Space Station, Tim Peake undertook and recorded video files of experiments suitable for physics teaching coordinated by the National Space Academy. This article describes how the video of these experiments was prepared for use with tracking software. The tracking files of the videos are suitable for use by teachers or students, and provide a graphical analysis of what happened.
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