2007-08 Astronomy Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out.
| HW# | Assignment | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1 | Blackbody Applet Worksheet | 1/28/08 | 1/29-30/08 |
| 2 | Read Chp 2 - Questions 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 22, 24, 25, 28 | 1/28/08 | 2/4/08 |
| 3 | Using your spectrascope at home - find different types of light on your way home and at home and look at them with your spectrascope. Record the spectra you see. Try different kinds of light bulbs, neon signs, etc - Handout | 2/8/08 | 2/11/08 |
| 4 | Complete "Flame Test" packet. | 2/6/08 | 2/11/08 |
| 5 | Read Annie Jump Cannon's Christmas card from 1912 - The Story of Light - reflect | 2/13-14/08 | 2/15/08 |
| 6 | Make an account with NiceNet - class codes 1st period, 2nd period, 3rd period | 2/15/08 | 2/19/08 |
| 7 | Read the two articles The Cosmic Light No One Can Explain and Watching for a Signal from E.T. Go to nicenet and write a response to the articles and comment on other's responses. Let's have a conversation about these articles. | 2/15/08 | 2/19/08 |
| 8 | Constellations Project - Handout - Web pages for research | 2/14/08 | 3/10-14/08 |
| 9 | Extra Credit - Total Lunar Eclipse - Wednesday 2/20/08 - Go out and view the eclipse; Take a family member with you and explain what is happening. Have your guardian write note to verify. Info about this eclipse - scroll down to Lunar Eclipses; animation; Why does the moon look red? | 2/19/08 | 2/22/08 |
| 10 | Spectra Test - STudy Guide | 2/21/08 | 2/26-27/08 |
| 11 | Amazing Space - Go through the interatctives No Escape: The Truth about Black Holes and Galaxy Hunter | 2/29/08 | 3/10/08 |
| 12 | Measuring Colors of Stars - figure out the temperature and color of 4 unknown stars. You will need the HOU program and images on the class computers. | 3/4-5/08 | 3/10/08 |
| 13 | Solar System Web Page - start researching something in our solar system. You will make a web page related to your research. More to come on that! | 3/24/08 | 4/1/08 |
| 14 | Make a practice web page. It can be about anything (remember appropriateness applies). | 3/28/08 | 3/31/08 |
| 15 | EARTH HOUR - go out and look at the sky during 8-9 as Chicago participates in Earth Hour, Sat 3/29/08 | 3/28/08 | 3/28/08 |
| 16 | Solar System Web Pages - Have your web pages done by Monday. You should have the following included: At least 2 pages that are linked, images, relevant text explaining what you found out about your object (include current status of knowledge about object & Nasa missions or research). | 3/24/08 | 4/7/08 |
| 17 | Browsing Web Pages - Use the reflection worksheet to complete the 3 reflections for web pages: Your classmates, Your family and Yourself | 4/7/08 | 4/8-9/08 |
| 18 | Read chp 11 in Cosmos textbook | 4/8-9/08 | 4/16/08 |
| 19 | Read chp 12, 13 & 14 in Cosmos textbook - these chapters cover the different stages of a star life cycle. Pace yourself and take the time to look at the pictures and diagrams. | 4/14/08 | 4/28/08 |
| 20 | Star Life Cycle web site - Go through this web site to explore different stages of stars. Use the worksheet to record some of the quizzes and interactives. You can write on the worksheet document and upload it to the Drop Box for your class on 40two.info/webedit (you could email it to me, but do we really trust school's email?? So let's just use our web server space as a drop box!). | 4/15-17/08 | 4/18/08 |
| 21 | Example of star life cycle stage - each students should have a specific object that is in one of the stages of stars' life cycle. Come to school with info about that object & be ready to discuss that object and that stage with others who have the same type of object. This group should be ready next Tuesday/Wednesday (4/29-30) to share with the class, in the planetarium, about that ojbect and stage. If you don't have an object, see Ms. Barge | 4/18/08 | 4/28/08 |
| 22 | Plotting Supernova Light Curves - use handout and images with HOU to figure out what type of supernova is in the images | 4/21/08 | 4/28/09 |
| 23 | Star Cluster HR Diagrams - do the activity on the Excel spreadsheet to make a HR diagram for two clusters. Use that diagram to figure out which cluster is older and which closer to Earth | 4/28/08 | 5/5/08 |
| 24 | TEST - Star life cycle - Study Guide | 4/30/08 | 5/5/08 |
| 25 | Doppler Effect - Coming or Going worksheet - finish using the handout with images & article read in class This assignment is not for Period 3 Astronomy | 5/6-7/08 | 5/9/08 |
| 26 | Get your galaxy image using MicroObservatory - Upload it to your class forlder for Galaxies at 40two.info/webedit - Instructions This assignment is not for Period 3 Astronomy | 5/6-7/08 | 5/9/08 |
| 27 | Read chapter 16 in Cosmos | 5/6-7/08 | 5/13-14/08 |
| 28 | Read Chapter 18 in Cosmos | 5/13-14/08 | 5/23/08 |
| 29 | Finals Study Guide - Return BOTH your textbooks at the final. If you are not sure which number you have, check with Ms. Barge | 519/08 | 5/27-28/08 |
| 30 | Read article about an Earth without a Moon - Write a reflection | 11/17/08 | 11/18-19/08 |
| 31 | Apollo Poster Project | 11/18-19/08 | 12/2-3/08 |
| 32 | Telescope Project - choose a telescope to research that uses a type of light other than visible; If you really want a visible one just choose two (use the links for telescopes from class web page); Find out the following about your telescope: 1. Where is it located 2. What kind of research are they doing with the telescope - what are they finding out about the universe with your telescope 3. Show us an image your telescope has taken (you can use the projector in class) This is an individual project |
2/17/09 | 2/23/09 |
| 33 | Constellation Project - We will use classtime to learn how to use the planetarium and to research your constellation. Check the handout for objectives and the classweb page for resources | 2/18-19/09 | 3/9-13/09 |