Analogy Experiments on the Transit Method for Physics and Astronomy Education — Examples, Applications, Advantages and Limitations

About This Paper

The precursor to the 2022 A+R paper of the same name. This 2020 contribution — accepted for publication and later revised for the 2022 issue — is the original formulation of the classroom transit method analogy experiment. It describes the phyphox measurement setup, worked examples of light curves, and an honest assessment of what students can and cannot conclude from the analogy.

Published In

Astronomie + Raumfahrt im Unterricht, 2020 (accepted).