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Online Textbook "Astronomy"
Date 1st Semester |
In Class Activity |
Homework |
| 1/19/18 | Spectra - Making spectroscopes Discovering types of spectra |
Read online astronomy textbook section 5.3 "Spectroscopy in Astronomy" |
| 1/16/18 | Constellation Quiz Finish black body curve spreadsheet |
Practice problems black bodies |
| 1/11/18 | Working with spreadsheets to create black body curves for stars |
1. Winter Constellation Quiz - Tuesday 1/16/18 2. Read textbook Astronomy A. 2.1-2.4 Observing the Night Sky; B.4.5-4.7 The Moon; C. 5.1-5.2 Light |
| 1/9/18 | 1. Welcome Back to a new year!! 2. Skynet Accounts - Take Astronomy Content Survey 3. Winter Constellation Practice 4. Blackbody Radiation - Lab instructions - Checkin |
1. Finish Blackbody Radiation lab2 - Then complete the checkin 2. Winter Constellation Quiz - Tuesday 1/16/18 3. Read textbook Astronomy A. 2.1-2.4 Observing the Night Sky; B.4.5-4.7 The Moon; C. 5.1-5.2 Light |
| 12/21/17 | Winter Constellation Practice Planetarium |
Enjoy Break. Look at the sky. |
| 12/19/17 | The MOON - Modeling moon phases, ecplises |
Finish "The Causes of the Moon Phases" wkst; Watch video "What would Happen If There Were No Moon?" |
| 12/15/17 | 1. Overhead Spectrums and Filters - Defining a filter Greenbank Radio Telescope - Infrared Light 2. Exploring the World in Infrared - Explore the following websites and fill in the form with your observations. Seeing our world in a different light 2. At end of class complete the check-in about filters |
Look for the Winter Circle in the sky |
| 12/13/17 | 1. Quiz - wavelength, frequency, energy equations 2. Finish EM Models |
Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) Look for the Winter Circle in the sky |
| 12/11/17 | EM Models |
EM Quiz next class - EM order, energy frequency wavelength equations Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) Look for the Winter Circle in the sky |
| 12/7/17 | Frequency and Wavelength - Comparing Light - magnetic field, Allocation posters, questions/problems Sign up for SKynet Account Take IDATA Interest Survey |
Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) Look for the Winter Circle in the sky |
| 12/4/17 | The Story of Light; Winter circle in the planetarium | Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) Look for the Winter Circle in the sky |
| 11/30/17 | Telescope Gallery Walk Electromagnetic Spectrum Story |
Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) |
| 11/28/17 | Introduction to Electromagnetic Spectrum Exploring different types of light (radio, optical, infrared, microwave) |
Mutliwavelegth Astronomy Website Assignment pdf worddoc (Due 12/15/17) |
| 11/21/17 | 1. Email me your infographic in pdf or a pic extension (jpeg, png, etc). I'll print them in color. If you made a model put it in the office for safe keeping. We will look at them the Thursday of the week after Thanksgiving. 2. If you have your parental/guardian consent form, please leave it on my desk. 3. We have looked at large telescopes and many of you have found out something about how they were built. Often, the things being built are things that have never been built before. Trial and Error becomes very important. One of the areas where we see a lot of this is in space exploration. Often these space ships and satellites are one of a kind. The first Apollo Missions to the moon were like that. The first were the Mercury missions where we just had one astronaut go up and we were trying to see if we could even get a man into space. Then came the Gemini missions, where two flew and we tried to have two ships dock in space. Finally there were the Apollo missions that carried three astronauts to the moon, where two went down to the moon's surface in a lander while one stayed with the ship and circled the moon. Making the moon lander was a huge experiment. The episode Spider, from the series From the Earth to the Moon, tells the story of the designing and building of this space ship. As you watch this in class, think about the steps you have to go through to make something "new" and the frustrations and triumphs you would go through. |
No Homework - Enjoy Thanksgiving |
| 11/13/17 | Work Day - Large Telescope Project | Telescope Project Watch the moon - what it looks like, where in the sky you see it and what time you see it |
| 11/9/17 |
Work Day - JS9 or Telescope Project |
Telescope Project |
| 11/7/17 | Imaging Processing JS9 Introduction |
Return consent forms |
| 11/3/17 | Comparing your eye to a telescope |
Return consent forms |
| 10/30/17 | Learning to use a telescope; f ratio worksheet; Comparing your eye to a telescope |
Return consent forms |
| 10/26/17 | Learning to use a telescope f ratio worksheet |
Return consent forms |
| 10/24/17 | F Box - focal length, f ratio |
Read Introduction in our online textbook |
| 10/20/17 | BLAST - The true story of astronomers using high alitude balloons to explore the Universe |
Read Introduction in our online textbook Extra Credit - Go to the TCN talk with Female Scientists from Plants to Planets Thursday 10/26 5-7pm 200 E Randolph 66th Floor; Write a reflection of your experience for extra credit |
| 10/17/17 | Lenses, Mirrors and Light; APOD-post your favorite apod in the comments section of our goggle classroom/explain why you like it | Read the Introduction to our online Astronomy text |
| 10/13/17 | Telescope Round Robin; CCD Images | Finish CCD picture |
| 10/11/17 | Finish Constellation Presentations in Planetarium; View "Two Small Pieces of Glass" in planetarium; Telescope Quiz; APOD | Share an APOD image in comments of Google Classroom page |
| 10/6/17 | Planetarium Constellation Presentations 3rd - Cancer, Virgo, Lyra, Draco, Sagittarius, Andromeda 4th - Taurus, Hydra, Auriga, Eridanus, Hercules, Leo, Scorpius
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Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart |
| 10/3/17 | Planetarium Constellation Presentations 3rd - Pisces, Cassiopeia, Orion, Hydra, Cancer 4th - Pegasus, Gemini, Aquarius, Cassiopeia, Taurus, Hydra |
Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart |
| 9/27/17 | 1. Magnitude Parsec Parallax Quiz 2. Work Day Constellation Project 3. Planetarium practice |
Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart |
| 9/21/17 | Constellation Quiz - if you are absent, just make it up next class Work Day: Research constellation project; Magnitude / Parallax / Parsec |
Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart Practice for Magnitude/Parsec quiz |
| 9/18/17 | Work day for constellation project; Class talk about parallax and the parsec; Planetarium - 3rd: Spring, 4th: Summer; Fall constellation practice; constellation project research; magnitude worksheet; Parallax and parsec worksheet | Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart Practice fall constellations for quiz next class |
| 9/14/17 | Work day for Constellation Project; Magnitude practice |
Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart Practice fall constellations for quiz - Thursday 9/ 21/17 |
| 9/12/17 | Cassini's Grand Finale; Magnitude; Work Day Constellation Project - Description, Responsibilty/Rubric | Finish Magnitude practice wksht Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart |
| 9/8/17 | Planetarium - Identifying contellations & stars - Summer Triangle (Lyra & Vega; Cygnus & Deneb; Aquila & Altair); Ursa Major; Ursa Minor; Cassiopeia; Pegasus; Andromeda Constellation Project - Description; Rubric - Responsibility List; Resource Links; Planetarium Practice - Remote Instructions - Key Commands |
Look for the fall constellations in the sky and on your star chart Work on Constellation Planetarium Project - Due Oct 4, 6 & 11. Reflection due class after presentation. Read article "A Quick Spin Around the Big Dipper" (To see the article, you might need this login name: walterpayton@nautil.us) |
9/6/17 Intro |
Scavenger Hunt; Student Survey; Map; Black Box; Book (A Walk Through the Heavens); Starchart (holder, only stars, constellations) Solar Storm may give us Northern Lights tonight |
Finish Survey; Have a completed starchart for next class |
9/5/2017 Intro |
Introduction; Expectations; Planetarium |
Student Survey (you have to be logged into Google with your CPS email); Horizon Picture - Choose your best view of the sky; Draw what you see in the sky; Make note of the direction, time of day, sky condition, and landmarks |
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