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Fri 8/30
Night Sky Observation
1. Discuss grading policy.
2. Make quadrant and nocturnal from "Night time Sky Observation #1" - observation is due Tue 9/10.
Wed 9/4
Night Sky Observation p. 2
1. Do "Celestial Coordinates" #1-11 - these are guided notes
2. Make Uncle Al's Sky Wheel and do "Constructing and Using a Star Map" - due next class
Fri 9/6
Night Sky Observation p. 2
1. Do "Celestial Coordinates" #12-15 - these are guided notes
2. Do "Using a Planisphere" - Use Uncle Al's Sky Wheel, the SC001 Constellation Chart (for #16-19), and "Star Journey" (for #20) due next class
3. Read "Chapter 1: Understanding the Starry Sky" from Astronomy by Dinah Moche and answer the questions at the end of the chapter - due Thu 9/12.
Tue 9/10
Night Sky Observation
Night Sky Observation p. 2
1. Do Night Sky Observation #1 Follow-up" - pass in observation and follow-up by the end of class.
2. Begin "Project 28: Making an Astrolabe" or "The Celestial Sphere" (see syllabus for next class).
Thu 9/12, Mon 9/16, Wed 9/18
Night Sky Observation p.2
1. Finish "Project 28: Making an Astrolabe" - due Wed
2. Do "The Celestial Sphere" a Univ. of Mich. astronomy lab - due Wed
Fri 9/20
Night Sky Observation
Night Sky Observation p.2
Half the class will do #1 and half #2 on Thu and then switch on Mon.
1. One group has to finish "The Celestial Sphere".
2. Discuss how to use the astrolabe and "Night Sky Observation: The Summer Triangle" - due in Fri 10/04
3. Do "Sky Matching Exercise" - due next class
4. Do "The Celestial Sphere for an observer at 30o latitude
" - due next class
Tue 9/24
Night Sky Observation p. 2
At Astronomynotes.com do all the pages from"Astronomy without a Telescope" to "Coordinates" (click "next" at the bottom of each webpage to get to the next one) and answer all the questions on these pages. - Due Mon 9/30
Thu 9/26
Night Sky Observation p.2
1. Go over "The Celestial Sphere for an observer at 30o latitude"
2. Do "The Zodiac" - you may work in groups to complete the drawings, but each person should do their own questions, due next class
Mon 9/30
Night Sky Observation p. 2
1. Go over "Sky Matching Exercise".
2. Go over any questions on last Tuesday's Astronomynotes.com assignment.
3. Finish "The Zodiac". - pass in by the end of the period
Wed 10/2
Night Sky Observation p. 2
1. Take the Hands-on Universe Pretest. - if you are absent you must make this up BEFORE Tue 10/8 or you will not be allowed to use the software.
2. Do the The Celestial Sphere review. - test next class
Fri 10/04 Test on the celestial sphere.
Tue 10/8, Thu 10/10, Wed 10/16
Views
We will be going to the computer lab in V224 to use the "Hands-on Universe Image Processing" software (HOU-IP). You will work on "Introduction to Image Processing", "CCD Images - A color Coding Activity" (no computer required) the "Browser's Guide to the Universe" and the "Moon Match Unit" - due Friday 10/18
Fri 10/18
Views
1. Finish any Hands-on Universe packets and pass in by the end of the period.
2. Do Powers of 10 - due next class
Tue 10/21
Views
1. Finish Powers of 10 if necessary - pass in this class
2. Do Scientific Notation - due next class
3. Begin Making a Cosmic Calendar if time.
Thu 10/23
Views
1. Do Making a Cosmic Calendar - due next class
2. Quiz on scientific notation next class.
Mon 10/28
Views
1. Quiz on scientific notation.
2. Finish Making a Cosmic Calendar - pass in by the end of class
Wed 10/30, Fri 11/1
Views
1. Do Wave Theory of Light
2. Do Newton's Prism Experiments
Tue 11/5
Views
1. Finish any questions from Wave Theory of Light and Newton's Prism Experiments using the links provided on the worksheets. - pass in by the end of the period
2. Do all "Check Your Understanding Questions" in Lesson 2: Properties of a Wave up through The Wave Equation" - due next Tues
Thu 11/7
Views
Class will go to the computer lab in V224
Do Types of Waves - pass in next class
Tue 11/12
Views
Class will go to the computer lab in V224
Finish Types of Waves and Lesson 2: Properties of a Wave - pass in by the end of class
Thu 11/14
Night Sky Observation p. 2
Do Measuring Angles in the Sky with your Fingers - pass in by the end of the period.
Mon 11/18
Night Sky Observation
1. Do preobservation actitivities on Night Sky Observation: Meteor Showers - observation due next class, otherwise after the Geminid shower on Dec. 14
Views p. 2
2. do The Electromagnetic Spectrum, you will also need to use this java applet to answer some of the questions. - pass in by the end of the period
Wed 11/20
Views p. 2
Do Time Travel - due next class
Fri 11/22
Views p. 2
1. If necessary, finish Time Travel - pass in
2. Do Properties of Light - pass in by the end of class
Tue 12/3
Views
Go to computer lab in V224.
Do Investigating the Photoelectric Effect - due next Monday
Thu 12/5
MEA'S for juniors - seniors have a catch-up day.
Mon 12/09
Views
1. Discuss results of Investigating the Photoelectric Effect from last Tuesday - write conclusion and pass in
2. Finish any missing papers from this quarter.
Wed 12/11
Views
1. Go over Wave Theory of Light and Newton’s Prism Experiments (we went over the photoelectric effect last class. Write an essay including Huygen's Principle, Newton's Prism Experiment, Young's Double-Slit Experiment and the Photoelectric effect explaining each experiment and how it gave evidence for either the wave or particle nature of light. A grading rubric will be passed out in class. - due next Thursday
Views p.2
2. Begin Scaling the Spectrum - finish next class
Fri 12/13
Views p.2
1. Finish Scaling the Spectrum - pass in
2. Begin Electromagnetic Pasta - finish next class
Tue 12/17
Views p.2
1. Work on Electromagnetic Pasta
2. Finish up wave/particle duality of light essays assigned on 12/11 - due next class
Thu 12/19
1. Work on Electromagnetic Pasta
2. Christmas trivia.
Thu 1/2
Finish Electromagnetic Pasta - put up on wall
Mon 1/6, Wed 1/8, Fri 1/10, Tue 1/14, Thu 1/16, Tue 1/21
Work on The Doppler Effect parts A, B, C, D and E
PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY 2/12
Stars
Any extra time during classes before then can be used to work on your children's or comic book on The Life of a Star.
Thu 1/23
Stars
1. Do The Flowchart of Stellar Evolution using this tutorial.
2. Do Life Cycles of Stars - due by the end of the period.
Mon 1/27, Wed 1/29, Fri 1/31
Stars
Searching for Supernovae
In Hands-On Universe Book 3, do "Techniques for Finding a Supernova Unit" (p. 5-9) and "Discover a Supernova Unit" (p. 10-15). You will be using image processing software to manipulate actual images containing supernovae.
Tue 2/4
snow day
Mon 2/10
Stars
Supernova Light Curves
In Hands-On Universe Book 5: Measuring Brightness, do "Photometry Techniques".
Wed 2/12
Quiz and movies on the Life and Death of Stars
Fri 2/14
Stars
Supernova Light Curves - In Hands-On Universe Book 5: Measuring Brightness, do p. 20-26 and read p. 27-31. You will be using light curves to classify supernova as Type I or Type II
2. Do research for star book project.
Tue 2/25
1. Do Spectral Lines and the Bohr Model of the Atom
2. Read The Bohr Atom through Sections Review
.
Thu 2/27
Do Supernova Chemistry
Mon 3/3
Do Student Worksheet: EM Spectrum - A Calculation Investigation and finish all papers from last week
- due by the end of class
Wed 3/5
MEA's
Fri 3/7
1. Go to V225. Do Identifying Lines in the Solar Spectrum
2. Do Alien Eyes
Thu 3/13
1. Do Why does the world gets dark so fast outside the circle of the campfire?
2. Read Stars--What Are They Like? (Distances---Trigonometric Parallax) and answer the questions at the end, this is homework if you don't finish in class.
Mon 3/17
1. Finish work from last class and do "Inverse Square Law Lab" which will be explained in class.
2. Read Distances---Inverse Square Law and answer questions.
Wed 3/19
Do Stellar Bar Codes.
Fri 3/19
1. Do "Magnitude and Parallax - A Review".
2. Read Magnitude System and Color and Temperature and answer questions.
Tue 3/25
Do Spectral Sequence and the HR Diagram
Thu 3/27, Mon 3/31
Finish any missing work from 3rd quarter.
Wed 4/2
Do Spectral Classification of Stars
Fri 4/4
Do Distances to Stars in Leo
Tue 4/8
Do The HR Diagram
Thu 4/10
Do Jewels of the Night
Mon 4/14
Do Cluster Color-Magnitude Diagrams and the Age of Stars
Wed 4/14, Fri 4/16
1. Finish any papers assigned from 4/2 until today
2. Do Stellar Evolution Performance Task - due the day you return from vacation
Tue 4/29
Do research for Steady State vs Big Bang project - due Fri May 9
Thu 5/1
Do The Expanding Universe
Mon 5/5
Do Hubble Law Lab, the Short Version
Wed 5/7
Bates field trip
Fri 5/9
Finish Hubble Law Lab, the Short Version
Tue 5/13
Do Stellar Heartbeats
Thu 5/15
Do The Cepheid Yardstick
Mon 5/19
Read Cosmology up to the sections review and answer the questions.
Wed 5/21
Do "Determining Distance or Luminosity Using Apparent Brightness" and
"Cepheid Variable Stars as Distance Indicators" (Hands-on Universe)
Fri 5/23
Do The Standard Model
Wed 5/28
Do Activity Two -- Psyching Out the System and Activity Five -- The Rules of the Game
Fri 5/30
1. Do Particle Soup: Nucleosynthesis
2. Read Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation up to the Sections Review and answer questions.
Tue 6/3
1. Do the essay Quasars
2. Read The Fate of the Universe up to the Sections Review and answer questions.
Thu 6/5
Review for final exam which will be on cosmology only. A review sheet can be found here.