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CYCLE 4 LAB
TOPIC: Lab Safety and Return to What's Science? FORMAT: lec;video
OBJECTIVES
1. List the items of safety equipment in the lab and describe how to use them.
2. Follow the proper emergency route out of the building from the classroom/lab.
3. Identify examples of the use of measurement, observation and inference in earth science.
HOMEWORK Turn notes into paragraphs, and Standard classes: Read lab safety section of text p35-37.
CLASS #: 2 DATE: Sep 27, 1999
TOPIC: Intro: Why study space? FORMAT: lec
OBJECTIVES List three reasons for studying space.
HOMEWORK List 10 things you already know about space, 5 things your folks know.
CLASS #: 3 DATE: Sep 28 or 29, 1999
TOPIC: How do we study space? We do Science! FORMAT: video;group
OBJECTIVES Give examples of how people use measurement, observation and inference to acquire knowledge of space.
HOMEWORK Turn notes into paragraphs: Describe some of the knowledge we have of space that was acquired through 1. Measurement, 2. Observation, and 3. Inference. Honors: also read p470-475, do ques. Stan: read 159-165, do blue.
CLASS #: 4 DATE: Sep 29 or 30, 1999
TOPIC: Telescopes FORMAT: lec;demo
OBJECTIVES
1. Diagram how telescopes concentrate light to make things appear closer.
2. Identify the differences between a refracting and a reflecting telescope.
HOMEWORK Honors: do text p475-479. Standard: Read 116-120, Answer blue margin question p117, Review #1 p122, p136 #11, p137 #30.
CLASS #: 5 DATE: Sep 30 or Oct 1, 1999
TOPIC: Telescopes FORMAT: lec;demo
OBJECTIVES Describe the worlds most powerful telescopes.
HOMEWORK All: Finish Keck/Hubble/other Telescopes assignment.
CYCLE 5 LAB
TOPIC: Spectroscopy lab exercise FORMAT: lab;
OBJECTIVES
Use a simple spectroscope to match the spectra of unknown elements with the spectra of known elements.
HOMEWORK Finish Spectroscopy lab.
CLASS #: 1 DATE: Oct 4, 1999
TOPIC: Test 1 Analysis FORMAT: individ
OBJECTIVES
Analyze the results of a test to identify study skills that need strengthening.
HOMEWORK
Complete Test 1 Analysis:
1. List the topics of each question you missed on the Test.
2. Describe why you did not get the question correct.
3. List the dates in your notes on the topics that you had problems with on the test, and
4. Write a suggestion for studying this topic at Midterm Exam time.
CLASS #: 2 DATE: Oct 5, 1999
TOPIC: Intro to Spectroscopy FORMAT: lec
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain how spectroscopy is used to analyze the composition of matter.
2. Describe how its possible for people to know what distant objects are made of.
HOMEWORK: Finish spectroscopy reading task.
CLASS #: 3 DATE: Oct 6 or 7, 1999
TOPIC: Intro to the EM Spectrum FORMAT: group
OBJECTIVES
1. List the major divisions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing wavelength, decreasing frequency.
2. Relate frequency to energy.
3. Identify the Earth's atmosphere as our main protection from harmful radiation from the Sun.
HOMEWORK
1. List the types of EM energy you use today. 2. Hon: do p472-484
CLASS #: 4 DATE: Oct 7 or 8, 1999
TOPIC: Nature of solar energy, wavelengths FORMAT: group
OBJECTIVES
1. List the major divisions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing wavelength, decreasing frequency.
2. Relate frequency to energy.
3. Identify the Earths atmosphere as our only protection from harmful solar radiation.
HOMEWORK
All classes: Finish EM spectrum worksheet, including Honors list of 10 non-visible em telescopes.
CLASS #: 5 DATE: Oct 8 or 12, 1999
TOPIC: Galileo to Jupiter FORMAT: video; indiv
OBJECTIVES
1. Describe how people use robotic spacecraft to explore the solar system.
2. Compare and contrast recent explorations in the solar system.
3. Explain why we must rely on em energy to explore beyond our solar system.
HOMEWORK Compare and contrast the Galileo and Cassini missions.
Space and Earth Assignment Sheet 3
CYCLE 6 LAB
TOPIC: Solar System Distances, Sizes Lab FORMAT: lab
OBJECTIVES
1. Make a scale model of the distances in the solar system.
2. Compare the relative distances between the inner planets with the distances between the
outer planets.
3. Express a relationship between the size of the planets and the size of the space they
are in.
HOMEWORK Finish Lab questions.
CLASS #: 1 DATE: Oct 13, 1999
TOPIC: Venus Exploration FORMAT: video
OBJECTIVES
1. Describe an example (Venus) of the difficulties in obtaining and interpreting
information about other planets in our Solar System.
2. Compare and contrast Earth processes with those of another planet.
HOMEWORK
1. Magellan Venus h/o
2. Compare and Contrast the Magellan mission to Venus with the Galileo mission to Jupiter
and the Cassini mission to Saturn.
CLASS #: 2 DATE: Oct 14 or 15, 1999
TOPIC: Space Distances FORMAT: lec; individ
OBJECTIVES
1. Relate Earth to rest of the universe with an analogy or with measurements.
2. Compare and contrast the Astronomical Unit and the Light Year as units of measure for
distances in space.
3. Calculate space distances.
HOMEWORK
1. Determine how many AUs are in one light year.
2. Write a letter to a younger sibling explaining Earth's relationship to the rest of the
Universe.
CLASS #: 3 DATE: Oct 15 or 18, 1999
TOPIC: Doppler Effect and Red Shift FORMAT: lec; demo
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the relationship between the direction of movement of an object and the
frequency of the waves produced by that object (Doppler effect).
2. Identify a shift toward the red end of the spectrum of the light from most galaxies as
proof of an expanding universe
HOMEWORK Honors: Do p529-533. Standard classes: Read p121-122, do blue, p122 #2, p136 #5,6,11-16,18-21.
CLASS #: 4 DATE: Oct 18 or 19, 1999
TOPIC: Red Shift, Expanding Universe, Big Bang FORMAT: lec; video
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the relationship between the direction of movement of an object and the
frequency of the waves produced by that object (Doppler effect).
2. Identify a shift toward the red end of the spectrum of the light from most galaxies as
proof of an expanding universe
HOMEWORK Turn notes on five questions from class into paragraphs, with references to reading h/o, notes, textbook, other appropriate sources.
CLASS #: 5 DATE: Oct 19 or 20, 1999
TOPIC: Wrap up Expanding Universe, Big Bang FORMAT: lec; video
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the relationship between the direction of movement of an object and the
frequency of the waves produced by that object (Doppler effect).
2. Identify a shift toward the red end of the spectrum of the light from most galaxies as
proof of an expanding universe
HOMEWORK Turn notes on five questions from class into paragraphs, with references to reading h/o, notes, textbook, other appropriate sources.
CLASS #: 1 DATE: Oct 21 and 25 1999
TOPIC: Lab exercise: Sun Angle and seasons FORMAT: lab
OBJECTIVES
1. Demonstrate how Earths axial tilt causes the change in seasons.
2. Differentiate between a planets revolution and rotation.
3. Demonstate how the angle of solar insolation and Earth's axial tilt create unequal
heating of Earth's surface and our seasons.
HOMEWORK
1. Finish lab exercise questions.
2. Standard classes: Read p102-104, do blue margin questions, #5 p104 and Problem Solving
p104. Honors: do p418-421.
CLASS #: 2 DATE: Oct 26, 1999
TOPIC: Meteorite Impact Danger 1 FORMAT: video;
OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the effects of a large meteorite impact.
2. List the evidence that indicates large meteorites continue to threaten the Earth.
3. Defend with evidence your opinion about spending money to try to protect Earth.
4. Explain how Earth could be defended from a large meteorite.
HOMEWORK Honors do p542-548. Stan: Read p150-153, do blue, and ques p154.
CLASS #: 3 DATE: Oct 26 or 27, 1999
TOPIC: Meteorite impact danger 2 FORMAT: lec
OBJECTIVES
1. Describe risk or danger as the multiplication of the chance of something happening
times the damage that will result if it does occur.
2. Compare the risk from meteorite impact with a more familiar risk.
3. List the evidence that supports dinosaur extinction from meteorite impact.
HOMEWORK
1. Finish Meteorite Impact Hazard h/o.
2. Write a letter (in notebook) that could be sent to an elected official describing how
much you would be willing to spend per year to defend Earth from a large meteorite impact.
3. Honors also research, write paragraph about the SpaceGuard Project.
CLASS #: 4 DATE: Oct 28 or 29 1999
TOPIC: How Do Satellites Orbit? FORMAT: lec; demo
OBJECTIVES
1. Define satellite, orbit.
2. Describe how a satellite stays in orbit.
3. Identify natural and artificial satellites.
HOMEWORK
1. Finish Satellite h/o including letter to younger sibling,
2. Stan: Read p124-126, answer blue margin questions, p136 #25. Honors: Read p486-489, do
questions #12,13,14,20,21 on p492.
3. Prioritize study topics for Test review.
CLASS #: 5 DATE: Oct 29, 1999
TOPIC: Review for Test 2: Space/Earth FORMAT: review
HOMEWORK Study for Test.
CLASS #: 1 DATE: Nov 1, 1999
TOPIC: FORMAT: test
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