Syllabus 02/03
Syllabus 01/02

Current Unit: Night Sky Observation

Fri 8/29
1. Discuss grading policy.
2. Make quadrant, pinhole protractor and nocturnal from "Night time Sky Observation #1" - observation is due Tue 9/9.

Wed 9/3
1. Do "Celestial Coordinates" #1-11 - these are guided notes, put in notebook
2. Make Uncle Al's Sky Wheel and do "Constructing and Using a Star Map" - due next class
3. Begin "Using a Planisphere" - Use Uncle Al's Sky Wheel, the SC001 Constellation Chart (for #16-19), and "Star Journey" (for #20) due at the end of next class

Fri 9/5
1. Do "Celestial Coordinates" #12-15 - these are guided notes, put in notebook
2. Finish "Using a Planisphere" - Use Uncle Al's Sky Wheel, the SC001 Constellation Chart (for #16-19), and "Star Journey" (for #20) pass in by the end of 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 Tue 9/9 at the BEGINNING of the period.

Tue 9/9
1. Do The Celestial Sphere for an observer at 30^o latitude. - put in notebook
2. Go over the questions at the end of "Chapter 1: Understanding the Starry Sky" from Astronomy by Dinah Moche.
2. Do Night Sky Observation #1 Follow-up" - pass in observation and follow-up by the end of class.

Thu 9/11 Senior Survivor day

Mon 9/15, Wed 9/17
Half the class will do "Project 28: Making an Astrolabe" and half will do "The Celestial Sphere" and then switch on Monday.

Fri 9/19
1. Go over how to use the astrolabe (do "Worksheet on Using an Astrolabe") and go over Night Sky Observation: The Summer Triangle - due in two weeks
2. Do "Project 24: Mapping Stars". - due next period

Tue 9/23
1. Do The Celestial Sphere for an observer at 30^o latitude - guided notes
2. Do "The Zodiac" - , drawings may be done in a group, questions answered individually, due next class
3. Do Sky Matching Exercise - due next class, beginning of period

Thu 9/25
1. Go over Sky Matching Exercise
2. Finish "The Zodiac" - , drawings may be done in a group, questions answered individually, due by the end of the period
3. Review for test

Mon 9/29
1. Test on the celestial sphere.
2. Do MEASURING ANGLES IN THE SKY USING THE FINGERS OF YOUR HAND - due by the end of the period
Wed 10/1
Do Powers of 10 - due by the end of the period

Fri 10/3
1. Do Scientific Notation - due by the end of the period
2. Begin the HOU image processor packet "Introduction to Image Processing".

Tue 10/7
1. Go over scientific notation worksheet, quiz next class.
2. Continue work on "Introduction to Image Processing".

Thu 10/9
1. Take quiz on scientific notation.
2. Finish "Introduction to Image Processing" - pass in
3. Begin the HOU image processor packets "Browser's Guide to the Universe" and "Moon Match Unit"

Wed 10/15
1. Finish all HOU packets - pass in
2. Begin Types of Waves - due at the end of next period

Fri 10/17
1. Finish Types of Waves - pass in
2. Do Lesson 2: Wave Properties - due next class

Tue 10/21
1. Finish Lesson 2: Wave Properties - pass in
2. Begin either Wave Theory of Light or Newton’s Prism Experiments (half the class does one, half does the other to share equipment)

Thu 10/23, Mon 10/27
Continue & finish work on Wave Theory of Light or Newton’s Prism Experiments - due next class

Wed 10/29
Do The Electromagnetic Spectrum - due next class

Fri 10/31
1. Do "Detectors & Sensors" (lab experiment) - pass in
2. Finish The Electromagnetic Spectrum - pass in

Tue 11/4
1. Do and discuss Investigating the Photoelectric Effect - pass in
2. Discuss "Wave Theory" and "Newton's Prism Experiments" - essay test on wave/particle theory of light due Thu 11/13
3. Begin "Scaling the Spectrum".

Thu 11/6
1. Finish "Scaling the Spectrum". - pass in
2. Read "Properties of Light" and answer the review questions at the end. - due next class

Mon 11/10, Thu 11/11, Mon 11/17
1. Do "EMR Pasta" (use references listed on Views p. 2) - due Mon 11/17
2. Don't forget essay test on wave/particle theory of light due Thu

Wed 11/19
1. Do Star Life Cycles - pass in by the end of the period
2. Do The Flowchart of Stellar Evolution (you will use this tutorial to answer the questions on the flowchart worksheet) - pass in by the end of the period

Fri 11/21
Begin The Life of A Star - due Monday, Dec. 8.

Tue 12/2, Thu 12/4
Work on The Life of A Star - due Monday, Dec. 8.

Mon 12/8
1. Do "Those A-maze-ing Stars - Level 2"
2. Do Foil, Balloons, and Black Holes - due next class.

Wed 12/10
Play the stellar evolution game.

Fri 12/12
1. Do Spectral Lines and the Bohr Model of the Atom - due Tuesday
2. Read The Bohr Atom through How Atoms Produce the Spectra and do the Sections Review - due Tuesday

. Tue 12/16
Finish the stellar evolution game.

Thu 12/18
Begin A Classical & Relativistic Trip to a Black Hole.

Mon 1/5
1.Finish A Classical & Relativistic Trip to a Black Hole - pass in.
2 Do EM Spectrum - A Calculation Investigation - pass in.

Wed 1/7
Watch two movies (#14 and #15 on the Lives and Deaths of Stars). do mulitple choice questions and essays - pass in.

Fri 1/9 (White 5 only)
1. Chandra presentation.
2. Build a mini-spectroscope from these instructions and template to use for "Night Sky Observation: Spectra".

Tue 12/16
Begin Supernova Chemistry.

Thu 12/18
1. Finish Supernova Chemistry. - pass in
2. Finish any missing work for the quarter. (if you don't already have your checklist, it is in the astronomy homework basket)
3. (White 7 only) Build a mini-spectroscope from these instructions and template to use for "Night Sky Observation: Spectra".

Tue 1/20 (W5), Thu 1/22(W7)
Do Identifying Lines in the Solar Spectrum. - pass in

Third Quarter begins

Mon 1/26
1. Do Alien Eyes, make sure you read the background
2. Do Parallax - pass in
3. Begin Distances---Trigonometric Parallax - due next class

Wed 1/28
1. Do Activity 8: Trigonometric Parallax - each person must pass in a lab, due today
2. Finish Distances---Trigonometric Parallax - pass in

Fri 1/30
1. Do Why does the world gets dark so fast outside the circle of the campfire? - due today
2. Do Distances---Inverse Square Law - pass in

Tue 2/3
1. Do "Stellar Spectra Classification" - due today (link is broken, you must get this sheet from me)
2. Finish any work you haven't passed in from this quarter.

Thu 2/5
1. Do Spectral Sequence and the HR Diagram (this link leads to instructions, you will need to follow the instructions there and click another link to get to the virtual lab and answer sheet). - pass in next class
2. Do "Magnitude and Parallax Review" - pass in next class

Mon 2/9
1. Do Spectral Classification - pass in
2. Finish "Magnitude and Parallax Review" - pass in
3. Read Magnitude System and Color and Temperature and answer Sections Review questions - pass in next class

Wed 2/11
1. Do Distances to Stars in Leo (you will need this HR diagram to complete this exercise) - pass in
2. Finish Magnitude System and Color and Temperature and answer Sections Review questions - pass in

Fri 2/13
Do The HR Diagram - pass in next class

Tue 2/24
Do Jewels of the Nights - pass in next class

Mon 3/1
1. Finish HR Diagrams - pass in
2. Do Cluster Color-Magnitude Diagrams and the Age of Stars- pass in next class

Wed 3/3
1. Finish Cluster Color-Magnitude Diagrams and the Age of Stars- pass in
2. From Richard Moeschl's "Exploring the Sky", do "Project 69: Drawing the Shape of the Galaxy". - pass in next class

Fri 3/5
1. Finish 2. From Richard Moeschl's "Exploring the Sky", do "Project 69: Drawing the Shape of the Galaxy". - pass in
2. Do Galactic Inquiry, you can read more on galaxy classification here - pass in next class

Tue 3/9, Thu 3/11
1. "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.
2. 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 II.
3. Print out a color set of these images by Mon Mar. 15 - these will be used in a performance assessment.

Mon 3/15, Wed 3/17
1. Finish HOU packets and pass in.
2. Do Stellar Evolution Performance Task - this counts as a test, due Tuesday.

Tue 3/23
Do Stellar Evolution Performance Task - this counts as a test, due today.

Thu 3/25
Do The Doppler Effect - Click to open the virtual laboratory frameset and then choose "Labs for Semester 1" and then "Lab 2: The Doppler Effect" from the menu on the right. Print out the answer sheet. - pass in next class

Mon 3/29
1. Finish The Doppler Effect - pass in
2. Run The Doppler Effect java applet and answer the questions on the page. - pass in
3. Discuss Steady State vs Big Bang research project.

Wed 3/31, Fri 4/2
Do Steady State vs Big Bang research activity- pass in Tuesday

Tue 4/7
Do The Expanding Universe- pass in Tuesday

Thu 4/9
Do Hubble Law Lab, the Short Version - pass in Monday

Mon 4/12
1. Finish Hubble Law Lab, the Short Version - pass in
2. Do Activity #1: Stellar Heartbeats - pass in next class

Wed 4/14
1. Finish Activity #1: Stellar Heartbeats - pass in next class
2. Do Activity #2: A Variable Star in Cygnus (scroll to the bottom of the page and choose the flash version) - pass in today
3. Do The Cepheid Yardstick - pass in next class

Fri 4/16
Read Cosmology up to the section review and answer the questions. - pass in

Tue 4/27
Do The Standard Model - pass in next class

Thu 4/29
1. Finish The Standard Model - pass in
2. Do The Activity Two -- Psyching Out the System - pass in

Mon 5/3
Do Activity Five -- The Rules of the Game - pass in

Wed 5/5
1. Do Particle Soup: Nucleosynthesis - pass in
2. Read Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation & Cosmic Abundance of Helium and Hydrogen through to the section review and answer questions - pass in next class

Fri 5/5
1. Finish questions from Wed and pass in.
2. Write a typed page on quasars explaining current theories on what they are, their relationship to black holes and why quasars give evidence for the Big Bang Theory. You will find some links to references on this page. - due next class