Simple DIY Experiments on Star Formation for Physics and Astronomy Teaching and at Home

About This Paper

This article — originally submitted and accepted in 2020 — presents the star formation experiment in full: the adiabatic compression syringe setup, the underlying physics (ideal gas law, adiabatic processes), documented student preconceptions about star formation, and extensions using phyphox with a TI SensorTag to record simultaneous pressure and temperature graphs.

Published In

Astronomie + Raumfahrt im Unterricht, 2020 (accepted).