2011-12 Astronomy Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out.
| HW# | 2nd Semester Assignments | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1. | EXTRA CREDIT: Watch Freedom Riders: American Experience on channel 11 - Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 8:00 pm with your family. Write a reflection - Would you be brave enough to get on that bus? Would you risk your life for someone else's freedom? What story made an impression on you? | 2/1/2012 | 2/10/2012 |
| 2. | Planetarium script - Upload to Moodle | 2/10/2012 | 2/17/2012 |
| 3. | Read the articles about winds around black holes and about the experimental error related to particles moving faster than the speed of light | 2/23/2012 | 2/24/2012 |
| 4. | Blackbody Radiation Applet worksheet | 2/23/2012 | 2/23/2012 |
| 5. | Hydrogen Spectral Series wksht | 3/9/2012 | 3/12/2012 |
| 6. | Cosmic Quandaries Video with Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson Reflection Questions | 3/9/2012 | 3/23/2012 |
| 7. | Using your spectroscope - Use your spectroscope outside of school and describe what kind of spectra you can find - worksheet | 3/14/2012 | 3/19/2012 |
| 8. | Doppler Effect - Red Shift Questions | 3/14/2012 | 3/16/2012 |
| 9. | Spectroscopy Questions ** Key - Redshift Practice ** Key | 3/16/2012 | 3/21/2012 |
| 10. | Field Trip Reflection Questions --- List of exhibits (scroll through for your class) - Click here to take survey | 4/11/2012 | 4/17/2012 |
| 11. | Planetarium Scripts Due Friday 4/27/12 - Upload finished script and audio file to Moodle; If you changed any pictures, upload the new ones. Make sure the script ahears to the naming convention (lastnamefirstinitial.sts) | 4/23/2012 | 4/27/2012 |
| 12. | Kepler Exoplanet Transit Hunt worksheet & website | 5/3/12 | 5/4/12 |
| 13. | New Cosmic Frontiers Student Essay Competition | 5/14/12 | 6/4/12 |
| 14. | EXTRA CREDIT - Watch the National Memorial Day Concert on May 27, 2012, 7:00 pm on PBS (channel 11) - Write a reflection - What did you think about the stories; What did it make you feel about the armed forces? How did it make you view Memorial Day, traditionally a day off work and for cook outs? | 5/22/12 | 5/29/12 |
| 15. | Star Life Cycle - watch the video we watch in class - take notes using the handout - turn in your flow chart (last page); The Universe, Season 1, Episode 10. | 5/25/12 | 5/25/12 |
| 16. | Exoplanet Photometery - Instructions; Finder Chart | 5/29/12 | 5/31/12 |
| HW# | Assignment 1st Semester | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1 | View of the sky drawing - go out and look at the sky from your house. Decide in which direction you have the best view and then make a simple drawing of that view. Include the horizon (what landmarks are there? Garage roofs, light poles, buildings, etc) and what you see in the sky. Make note of the direction. | 9/8/11 | 9/9/11 |
| 2 | Learning Style Surveys 1 & 2 - record results on questionnaire and on moodle | 9/8/11 | 9/11/11 |
| 3 | Parent questionnaire - either paper copy or online (link on our class website) | 9/8/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 4 | Extra Credit - During the month of September you can bring in a roll of paper towel and a box of tissue | 9/8/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 5 | Study constellations - Cgynus (Deneb), Lyra (Vega), Aquila (Altair), Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Casseopeia - Blank practice star chart Quiz on Friday 9/30 Star wheel & holder | 9/9/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 6 | Practice using star chart - this worksheet will not be collected but it will help you get used to using the star chart and the two different circles | 9/9/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 7 | Planetarium Project - Description | 9/19/11 | 10/4/11 |
| 8 | Chp 1 - read and answer questions in reading guide (rg 6th period; rg 7th period) | 9/9/11 | 9/16/11 |
| 9 | Questions for the "Dome of the Sky" article given out in class | 9/19/11 | 9/23/11 |
| 10 | Ancient Astronomy Online Field Trip - Questions | 9/21/11 | 9/23/11 |
| 11 | APOD assignment - Description | 9/27/11 | 9/30/11 |
| 12 | MicroObservatory - request an image from the telescope | 10/13/11 | 10/14/11 |
| 13 | Sign up for SpaceWeather.com updates. Go the web page and look for the subscribe link. Forward your confirmation email to me at jcbarge@cps.edu. Browse through Current Weather, What's Up in Space and Aurora Gallery | 10/14/11 | 10/13/11 |
| 14. | Start keeping a Moon Journal. Make sure you have the agreeded upon data 6th - 7th. We will check in each Friday | 10/17/2011 | 11/15/2011 |
| 15. | Read chp 3 - Light and Telescopes | 10/24/11 | 11/04/11 |
| 16. | Study for test Friday 11/04/11 - Study Guide given in class | 10/24/11 | 11/04/11 |
| 17. | Extra Credit Opportunity - The University of Chicago and the Art Institute are teaming up to bring you a GREAT lecture. History of the Universe in a Nutshell: From the Big Bang to life and the end of time!! The lecturer, John Mather won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for work in astronomy. When: Tuesday, November 1, 2011; 6:00 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm More Info: |
10/26/11 | 11/1/11 |
| 18 | Test Resheduled - Due to increased solar activity our Telescope Test will happen on Monday, 11/7/11. We will be solar viewing on Friday instead of testing. | 11/3/11 | 11/4/11 |
| 19 | Practice worksheet about telescopes - Answers | 11/4/11 | 11/7/11 |
| 20 | ImageJ - use the activity packet to do lessons 1 & 2 to learn the basics of using ImageJ. Record your answers on the answer worksheet. You can download the program to your own computer. | 11/16/11 | 11/21/11 |
| 21 | Test Corrections - On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions for each problem you got wrong. 1-What was the wrong answer; 2-Why did I give that answer? What did I not understand? What was I confused about? 3-What is the correct answer? | 11/18/11 | 11/22/11 |
| 22 | Large Telescope Project | 11/28/11 | 12/13/11 |
| 23 | Winter Constellation Quiz - practice | 12/16/11 | 12/22/11 |
| 24 | Electromagnetic Spectrum Project Use APOD or SkyView to get images | 1/9/12 | 1/20/12 |
| 25 | 1st Sem Astronomy Final Study Guide Constellation Star wheel & holder; Fall sky practice; Winter sky practice; History of Light PowerPoint (big file) |
1/9/12 | 1/23/12 |