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    • Teacher modelling the transit method of planets.
    Rights: Matt Boucher, Wellington South Intermediate Published 11 March 2019 Size: 1.7 MB Referencing Hub media

    Teacher Matt Boucher models how the transit method is used to identify exoplanets. This hands on demonstration supported his students to analyse data on two online citizen science platforms about the search for exoplanets.

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