2010-11 Astronomy Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out.
| HW# | Assignment 1st Semester | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1 | View of the sky drawing | 9/8-9/10 | 9/10/10 |
| 2 | Learning Style Surveys 1 & 2 | 9/8-9/10 | 9/10/10 |
| 3 | Student Questionnaire; Parent Questionnaire (Survey Monkey); Safety Contract | 9/8-9/10 | 9/10/10 |
| 4 | Extra Credit - During the month of September you can bring in a roll of paper towel and a box of tissue | 9/8-9/10 | 9/30/10 |
| 5 | Study constellations - Cgynus (Deneb), Lyra (Vega), Aquila (Altair), Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Casseopeia - Blank practice star chart Quiz on Friday 10/1 Star wheel & holder | 9/8-9/10 | 9/30/10 |
| 6 | APOD - pick out 3 pictures and be ready to tell the class why you find those images interesting | 9/17/10 | 9/20/10 |
| 7 | Telescope quiz | 9/21-22/10 | 9/24/10 |
| 8 | Large Telescope Project - handout - Project due Wednesday 10/13-14 - this is a change from the original date of 10/12 | 9/27/10 | 10/12/10 |
| 9 | Test - Telescopes, chp 3 - Study for test on Monday 10/25 - Study Guide - Practice Worksheet | 10/19-20/10 | 10/25/10 |
| 10 | Test Corrections - To get up to 1/2 the points of a missed problem, turn in the test with test corrections. Test corrections consist of 3 things for each problem: 1. What was your wrong answer; 2. The correct answer; 3. Your explanation of why you got the answer wrong (i.e. I didn't understand ....; I knew the answer but I mixed it up with ...; I thought ....) | 11/1/10 | 11/8/0 |
| 11 | Answer the question: When you layer one filter of one color on top of another filter of another color, why is it black? | 11/9/10 | 11/16/10 |
| 12 | Great World Wide Star Count - Complete the star count before Sat 11/13. Complete the Report form and submit your results online. Bring back pg 4 & 5 to handin on Monday 11/16 | 11/9/10 | 11/16/10 |
| 13 | Filter Wheel Activity - Use the filter wheel you made in class with the website to complete the worksheet with your family | 11/16-17/10 | 11/22/10 |
| 14 | Apollo Interview - Talk to someone at least 50 years old about their memories about any of the Apollo Missions - NOTE: Due date has changed from Monday 11/29 to Wed 12/1 | 11/23/10 | 12/1/10 |
| 15 | Read chp 2 Light, Matter, and Energy: Powering the Universe; Questions pg 36 - 2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 22, 23, 28 | 11/29/10 | 12/13/10 |
| 16 | Spinoff - Browse Nasa's Spinoff and find 6 (2 from each sites) that you find interesting and record/share them | 11/30/10 | 12/3/10 |
| 17 | Article Reflection - Backroom Heroes - write reflection on the back of the Spinoff handout | 11/30/10 | 12/3/10 |
| 18 | Winter Break - go out at night and look up. Try to find the winter circle; Look at the moon during the total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning 12/21 | 12/16/10 | 1/2/11 |
| 19 | Finish 1. Blackbody Radiation Applet wkst; 2. Flame Test packet; 3. Types of Spectra wksht | 1/7/11 | 1/10/11 |
| 20 | EXTRA CREDIT - go to the Wellness Fair (Thursday, 1/13/11 11:30-2); Write reflection | 1/7/11 | 1/14/11 |
| 21 | Extra Credit - Attend & participate in Mix It Up Day Lunch - Friday 1/14/2011 - Write reflection of your experience | 1/11/11 | 1/18/11 |
| 22 | Finals Study Guide - Winter Star Chart Practice - Fall Star Chart Practice |
1/11/11 | 1/19-21/2011 |
| 23 | Read pgs 245 - 249 in Cosmos textbook - All about spectra and OBAFGKM | 1/11-12/11 | 1/19/11 |
| 24 | Finish Blackbody Radiation worksheet & Analyzing Spectra worksheet; Answer key - Blackbody, Analyzing Spectra | 1/14/11 | 1/18/11 |
| ****************************************** 2nd Semester ******************************************* | |||
| 1 | Chp 10 Reading Guide - 10 questions - due Friday 2/11 | 2/7/11 | 2/11/11 |
| 2 | Practice Worksheets - Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes of Stars; Focused Discussion: Stellar Temperatures, Colors, and Spectra | 2/8-9/11 | Finish by 2/14 |
| 3 | Constellation Presentations - We are shooting for March 3 - Reflection due class after presentation | 2/7/11 | 3/4/11 |
| 4 | Practice worksheets - The Parsec; Parallax and Distance | 2/18/11 | 2/23-24/11 |
| 5 | Visions of the Universe Project - Have the Skynet telescopes take images of your deep sky object (or another one). Use the image processing software (ImageJ or SalsaJ) to make color and black & white copies of your object. | 3/15/11 | 3/31/11 |
| 6 | Upload your finished images and documents to the Visions of the Universe web page (has to be done in class) | 3/29/11 | 3/31/11 |
| 7 | Complete handout by visiting Star Life web site - be prepared for quiz | 2/28/11 | 3/31/11 |
| 8 | Complete Excel assignment Estimating Star Cluster Ages & Distances and upload your completed file to moodle | 4/26/11 | 5/2/11 |
| 9 | Complete the Astronomy Research Project Questionnaire on moodle | 4/26/11 | 5/2/11 |
| 10 | Planetarium Scripts | 5/2/11 | 5/23/11 |
| 11 | STS-134 Daily Mission Recap Videos - Keep tabs on what is going on with the mission - Handout | 5/23/11 | 6/2/11 |
| 12 | Astronomy Research Project Poster - Description | 5/31/11 | 6/6-7/11 |