Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Results of Observing Session held on Dec. 1st from 6pm-7:30pm
We had a nice turnout and I want to to thank everyone for taking the time and effort to join us. You are all welcome to join us again at future observing sessions. To recap, we observed the Blue Snowball Nebula; Albireo (a beautiful blue and gold double star system); M31-the Andromeda Galaxy; M15-a globular star cluster; Jupiter and its 4 Galilean moons; and our own full Moon. We had to contend with some clouds and haze which prevented us from seeing a few fainter objects, but we'll try for them again at a future session.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Semester One Assignments for 2009-10
Tuesday, August 18
start chapter 1-Charting the Heavens
Lecture Tutorial (LT) p1-2, 3-6
Lab-Angular Measure
Thursday, August 20
LT p7-9, 13-17, 87-90, 91-96, 11-12, 79-81, 83-85, 39-41, 35-37
Monday, August 24
Lab-Parallax
video-"The Universe-Constellations"
review
Wednesday, August 26
Test chapter 1
Friday, August 28
start chapter 2-The Copernican Revolution
sections 2.1-2.4
Retrograde Motion worksheet
book work: page 60-Review Questions 1-8; Self Test questions 1-4
Tuesday, September 1
sections 2.5-2.7
Kepler's Laws worksheets
book work: page 60-Review Questions 9-14; Self Test questions 5-8
Thursday, September 3
section 2.8
Lab-Using a Pendulum to determine the Mass of Earth
book work: page 60-Review Questions 15-20; Self Test questions 9-20
Monday, September 7
No School-Labor Day
Tuesday, September 8
video "The Universe-Gravity"
Review
Thursday, September 10
Test for chapter 2
Monday, September 14
Start chapter 3-Radiation
Electromagnetic Spectrum worksheet
Telescopes and Earth's Atmosphere worksheet
book work: page 81 Review Questions 1-12; Self Test questions 1-5 and 11-15
bookwork: page 83 Problems 1-3
Lab-Waves
Wednesday, September 16
Blackbody Radiation worksheet
bookwork: page 81 Review Questions 13-16; Self Test questions 6-8 and 16-19
bookwork: page 83 Problems 6-11
Lab-Energy Absorption
Friday, September 18
Doppler Shift worksheet
bookwork: page 81 Review Questions 17-20; Self Test questions 9,10,20
bookwork: page 83 Problems 12
online work: log into your astronomy book website, choose the 3rd chapter, and submit the results of your "Tutorial Quiz"
Tuesday, September 22
Test for chapter 3
Thursday, September 24
begin chapter 4-Spectroscopy
worksheet "Types of Spectra"
book work page 104 Review 1-6, and 12-14; Self Test 1-4, 8, and 11-13
Read chapter 15 in "Death by Black Hole"-be prepared for a quiz on Wednesday,September 30
Monday, September 28
worksheet "Light and Atoms"
Lab-Spectral Lines
after the lab, go to this spectra webpage to identify your elements:http://astro.u-strasbg.fr/~koppen/discharge/
book work page 104 Review 7-11, and 15-16; Self Test 5-7, 9, and 15-17
on-line work: log into your astronomy book website, complete the tutorials and the tutorials quiz-submit your answers
Wednesday, September 30
Quiz-chapter 15 from "Death by Black Hole"
worksheet "Analyzing Spectra"
book work page 104 Review 17-20; Self Test 10, 14, 18-20
on-line work: log into your astronomy book website, complete the multiple choice tests, the true/false test, and submit your answers
Friday, October 2
Test for chapter 4
Tuesday, October 6
start chapter 5-TelescopesOptical Telescopes
Lab-Mirrors/Lenses
bookwork p140 Review 2; Self Test 11,12
the chapter 5 test will be Friday, October 16
Thursday, October 8
Telescope Size, Resolving Power , Light Gathering Power, Images and Detectors
Lab-Angular Resolution
worksheet-Resolving Power and Light Gathering Power
bookwork p140 Review 1,3,6,7,8,20; Self Test 1-3,6,7,13,14
Monday, October 12 - No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday, October 13
High Resolution Astronomy,Radio Astronomy,Interferometry,Space-Based Astronomy,Full-Spectrum Coverage
bookwork p140 Review 4,5,9-19; Self Test 4,5,8-10,15-20
online work: take the MC and T/F tests on the book's website, and submit your scores
Wednesday, October 14 - School-wide Testing Day (No Classes)
Friday, October 16
Test on chapter 5
Tuesday, October 20
Begin chapter 6-The Solar System
6.1 An Inventory of the Solar System, 6.2 Measuring the Planets, 6.3 Overall Layout of the Solar System, 6.4 Terrestrial and Jovian Planets
video-The Planets
bookwork p166 Review 2,3,6,7,8,9; Self Test 1-5,8,11-14
Read chapters 4 and 7 in the book "Death by Black Hole"-you will be quizzed on them on Oct. 28
Thursday, October 22
6.5 Interplanetary Matter, 6.6 Spacecraft Exploration, 6.7 How did the Solar System Form?
Lab-Angular Momentum
bookwork p166 Review 1,4,5,10-20; Self Test 6,7,9,10,15-20
Monday, October 26
video-Voyage to the Planets
online work: take the online T/F and MC tests and submit your scores
Wednesday, October 28
test for chapter 6
quiz on chapters 4 and 7 of "Death by BlackHole"
Friday, October 30
Begin chapter 7-Earth
7.1 Overall Structure of the Earth, 7.2 Earth's Atmosphere
video-we will examine either "An Inconvenient Truth" or "Six Degrees"
bookwork p196 Review 2,5,20; Self Test 1-3,13,14
Read chapter 24 in the book "Death by Black Hole"-you will be quizzed on it on Nov. 13
Tuesday, November 3
finish video
7.3 Earth's Interior, 7.4 Surface Activity
worksheet-Earth's Changing Surface
bookwork p196 Review 1,3,4,6-13; Self Test 4-6,11,12,15-17
Thursday, November 5
7.5 Earth's Magnetosphere, 7.6 The Tides
video-The Formation of the Earth
bookwork p196 Review 14-19; Self Test 7-10,18-20
Monday, November 9 - No School (Veteran's Day)
Wednesday, November 11
finish video
online work: take the online T/F and MC tests and submit your scores
Friday, November 13
test for chapter 7
quiz on chapter 24 of "Death by BlackHole"
Tuesday, November 17
Start chapter 8-The Moon and Mercury
(the chapter 8 test will include questions from any videos we watch)
8.1-8.3 (Orbital Properties, Physical Properties, Surface Features)
HW p226 Review 1-3,5,6; Self Test 1,4,5,11,17
video-The Universe: The Moon
Read chapter 9 from the book "Death by Black Hole"
Thursday, November 19
8.4-8.6 (Rotation Rates, Lunar Cratering and Surface Composition, Surface of Mercury)
HW p226 Review 2,4,7-11,13,16-20; Self Test 2,3,6-9,13-16
video-The Universe: The Inner Planets
Monday, November 23
8.7-8.9 (Interiors, Origin of the Moon, History of the Moon and Mercury)
Discuss the Messenger Mission to Mercury
Moon survival activity
Reading:How Scientists Discovered a Solar System "Superhighway"
Complete and submit the online chapter 8 MC and T/F tests
Wednesday, November 25
review and test on chapter 8
quiz on chapter 9 from "Death by Black Hole"
Tuesday, December 1
start chapter 9-Venus
9.1 Orbital Properties, 9.2 Physical Properties, 9.3 Long Distance Observations
HW p248 Review 1-8; Self Test 1-3, 11-14
Thursday, December 3
9.4 The Surface of Venus, 9.5 The Atmosphere of Venus, 9.6 Venus' Magnetic Field and Internal Structure
video-The Universe:The Inner Planets (Venus)
HW p248 Review 9-20; Self Test 4-10, 15-20
Take and submit the online chapter 9 tests
Review for Semester 1 Final Exam (taken in class on Friday, December 11)
Monday, December 7
start chapter 10-Mars
10.1 Orbital Properties, 10.2 Physical Properties, 10.3 Long Distance Observations, 10.4 The Martian Surface
overview of NASA Mars Missions
Hw p275 Review 1-3, 6-8; Self Test 1, 4-6, 8, 11-13, 15-16
Wednesday, December 9
10.5 Water on Mars, 10.6 Martian Atmosphere, 10.7 Martian Internal Structure, 10.8 The Moons of Mars
video-The Universe:Mars
Hw p275 Review 4,5,9-20; Self Test 2,3,7,9,10,14,17-20
take and submit the online chapter 10 tests
Friday, December 11
Semester 1 Final is taken in class today
start chapter 1-Charting the Heavens
Lecture Tutorial (LT) p1-2, 3-6
Lab-Angular Measure
Thursday, August 20
LT p7-9, 13-17, 87-90, 91-96, 11-12, 79-81, 83-85, 39-41, 35-37
Monday, August 24
Lab-Parallax
video-"The Universe-Constellations"
review
Wednesday, August 26
Test chapter 1
Friday, August 28
start chapter 2-The Copernican Revolution
sections 2.1-2.4
Retrograde Motion worksheet
book work: page 60-Review Questions 1-8; Self Test questions 1-4
Tuesday, September 1
sections 2.5-2.7
Kepler's Laws worksheets
book work: page 60-Review Questions 9-14; Self Test questions 5-8
Thursday, September 3
section 2.8
Lab-Using a Pendulum to determine the Mass of Earth
book work: page 60-Review Questions 15-20; Self Test questions 9-20
Monday, September 7
No School-Labor Day
Tuesday, September 8
video "The Universe-Gravity"
Review
Thursday, September 10
Test for chapter 2
Monday, September 14
Start chapter 3-Radiation
Electromagnetic Spectrum worksheet
Telescopes and Earth's Atmosphere worksheet
book work: page 81 Review Questions 1-12; Self Test questions 1-5 and 11-15
bookwork: page 83 Problems 1-3
Lab-Waves
Wednesday, September 16
Blackbody Radiation worksheet
bookwork: page 81 Review Questions 13-16; Self Test questions 6-8 and 16-19
bookwork: page 83 Problems 6-11
Lab-Energy Absorption
Friday, September 18
Doppler Shift worksheet
bookwork: page 81 Review Questions 17-20; Self Test questions 9,10,20
bookwork: page 83 Problems 12
online work: log into your astronomy book website, choose the 3rd chapter, and submit the results of your "Tutorial Quiz"
Tuesday, September 22
Test for chapter 3
Thursday, September 24
begin chapter 4-Spectroscopy
worksheet "Types of Spectra"
book work page 104 Review 1-6, and 12-14; Self Test 1-4, 8, and 11-13
Read chapter 15 in "Death by Black Hole"-be prepared for a quiz on Wednesday,September 30
Monday, September 28
worksheet "Light and Atoms"
Lab-Spectral Lines
after the lab, go to this spectra webpage to identify your elements:http://astro.u-strasbg.fr/~koppen/discharge/
book work page 104 Review 7-11, and 15-16; Self Test 5-7, 9, and 15-17
on-line work: log into your astronomy book website, complete the tutorials and the tutorials quiz-submit your answers
Wednesday, September 30
Quiz-chapter 15 from "Death by Black Hole"
worksheet "Analyzing Spectra"
book work page 104 Review 17-20; Self Test 10, 14, 18-20
on-line work: log into your astronomy book website, complete the multiple choice tests, the true/false test, and submit your answers
Friday, October 2
Test for chapter 4
Tuesday, October 6
start chapter 5-TelescopesOptical Telescopes
Lab-Mirrors/Lenses
bookwork p140 Review 2; Self Test 11,12
the chapter 5 test will be Friday, October 16
Thursday, October 8
Telescope Size, Resolving Power , Light Gathering Power, Images and Detectors
Lab-Angular Resolution
worksheet-Resolving Power and Light Gathering Power
bookwork p140 Review 1,3,6,7,8,20; Self Test 1-3,6,7,13,14
Monday, October 12 - No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday, October 13
High Resolution Astronomy,Radio Astronomy,Interferometry,Space-Based Astronomy,Full-Spectrum Coverage
bookwork p140 Review 4,5,9-19; Self Test 4,5,8-10,15-20
online work: take the MC and T/F tests on the book's website, and submit your scores
Wednesday, October 14 - School-wide Testing Day (No Classes)
Friday, October 16
Test on chapter 5
Tuesday, October 20
Begin chapter 6-The Solar System
6.1 An Inventory of the Solar System, 6.2 Measuring the Planets, 6.3 Overall Layout of the Solar System, 6.4 Terrestrial and Jovian Planets
video-The Planets
bookwork p166 Review 2,3,6,7,8,9; Self Test 1-5,8,11-14
Read chapters 4 and 7 in the book "Death by Black Hole"-you will be quizzed on them on Oct. 28
Thursday, October 22
6.5 Interplanetary Matter, 6.6 Spacecraft Exploration, 6.7 How did the Solar System Form?
Lab-Angular Momentum
bookwork p166 Review 1,4,5,10-20; Self Test 6,7,9,10,15-20
Monday, October 26
video-Voyage to the Planets
online work: take the online T/F and MC tests and submit your scores
Wednesday, October 28
test for chapter 6
quiz on chapters 4 and 7 of "Death by BlackHole"
Friday, October 30
Begin chapter 7-Earth
7.1 Overall Structure of the Earth, 7.2 Earth's Atmosphere
video-we will examine either "An Inconvenient Truth" or "Six Degrees"
bookwork p196 Review 2,5,20; Self Test 1-3,13,14
Read chapter 24 in the book "Death by Black Hole"-you will be quizzed on it on Nov. 13
Tuesday, November 3
finish video
7.3 Earth's Interior, 7.4 Surface Activity
worksheet-Earth's Changing Surface
bookwork p196 Review 1,3,4,6-13; Self Test 4-6,11,12,15-17
Thursday, November 5
7.5 Earth's Magnetosphere, 7.6 The Tides
video-The Formation of the Earth
bookwork p196 Review 14-19; Self Test 7-10,18-20
Monday, November 9 - No School (Veteran's Day)
Wednesday, November 11
finish video
online work: take the online T/F and MC tests and submit your scores
Friday, November 13
test for chapter 7
quiz on chapter 24 of "Death by BlackHole"
Tuesday, November 17
Start chapter 8-The Moon and Mercury
(the chapter 8 test will include questions from any videos we watch)
8.1-8.3 (Orbital Properties, Physical Properties, Surface Features)
HW p226 Review 1-3,5,6; Self Test 1,4,5,11,17
video-The Universe: The Moon
Read chapter 9 from the book "Death by Black Hole"
Thursday, November 19
8.4-8.6 (Rotation Rates, Lunar Cratering and Surface Composition, Surface of Mercury)
HW p226 Review 2,4,7-11,13,16-20; Self Test 2,3,6-9,13-16
video-The Universe: The Inner Planets
Monday, November 23
8.7-8.9 (Interiors, Origin of the Moon, History of the Moon and Mercury)
Discuss the Messenger Mission to Mercury
Moon survival activity
Reading:How Scientists Discovered a Solar System "Superhighway"
Complete and submit the online chapter 8 MC and T/F tests
Wednesday, November 25
review and test on chapter 8
quiz on chapter 9 from "Death by Black Hole"
Tuesday, December 1
start chapter 9-Venus
9.1 Orbital Properties, 9.2 Physical Properties, 9.3 Long Distance Observations
HW p248 Review 1-8; Self Test 1-3, 11-14
Thursday, December 3
9.4 The Surface of Venus, 9.5 The Atmosphere of Venus, 9.6 Venus' Magnetic Field and Internal Structure
video-The Universe:The Inner Planets (Venus)
HW p248 Review 9-20; Self Test 4-10, 15-20
Take and submit the online chapter 9 tests
Review for Semester 1 Final Exam (taken in class on Friday, December 11)
Monday, December 7
start chapter 10-Mars
10.1 Orbital Properties, 10.2 Physical Properties, 10.3 Long Distance Observations, 10.4 The Martian Surface
overview of NASA Mars Missions
Hw p275 Review 1-3, 6-8; Self Test 1, 4-6, 8, 11-13, 15-16
Wednesday, December 9
10.5 Water on Mars, 10.6 Martian Atmosphere, 10.7 Martian Internal Structure, 10.8 The Moons of Mars
video-The Universe:Mars
Hw p275 Review 4,5,9-20; Self Test 2,3,7,9,10,14,17-20
take and submit the online chapter 10 tests
Friday, December 11
Semester 1 Final is taken in class today
Saturday, January 10, 2009
2nd Semester Assignments for 2009
Tuesday, Jan 13
Start chapter 11-Jupiter
11.1 Orbital and Physical Properties
11.2 Atmosphere of Jupiter (including Discovery 11.1:A Cometary Impact)
HW p304 Review 1-3, 6-8; Self Test 2-4, 11-15
Thursday, Jan 15
11.3 Internal Structure (including Discovery 11.2:Almost a Star)
11.4 Jupiter's Magnetosphere
video-The Universe-Jupiter:The Giant Planet
HW p304 Review 9-11; Self Test 1,5,6,16,17
Monday, Jan 19 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
Tuesday, Jan 20
11.5 The Moon's of Jupiter (Discovery 11.3:Jupiter's Many Moons)
11.6 Jupiter's Ring
HW p304 Review 4,5,12-20; Self Test 7-10, 18-20
Take and Submit the on-line tests
Thursday, Jan 22
Review
Test on chapter 11
Monday, Jan 26
Start chapter 12-Saturn
12.1 Orbital and Physical Properties
12.2 Saturn's Atmosphere
HW p334 Review 3,5,7,8 ; Self Test 2,3,12-14
Wednesday, Jan 28 - special schedule: all periods meet today
work on STEP project
Thursday, Jan 29 - special schedule: all periods meet today for 30 minutes
work on STEP
Friday, Jan 30 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, Feb 2 - special schedule: all periods meet today
finish chapter 12
HW p334 Review 1,2,4,6,9-20; Self Test 1,4-11,15-20
HW read the Enceladus article and write a 2 page, double spaced summary
Tuesday, Feb 3
chapter 13-Uranus and Neptune
video-The Universe: The Outer Planets
HW p355 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
take and submit the online tests for chapters 12 and 13
Thursday, Feb 5
begin chapter 14-Solar System Debris
video-The Universe: The End of the Earth (just the portion about asteroids)
video-The Universe: Cosmic Collisions (just the part about asteroids)
HW p386 Review 1-6; Self Test 2,3,11-14, 18
read chapters 8, 28, 29, and 32 from "Death by Black Hole"-be prepared for a quiz as early as Feb 11
Monday, Feb 9
review
test covering chapters 12 and 13
Wednesday, Feb 11
Comets
video-The Universe: Deadly Comets
HW p386 Review 7-13,19; Self Test 1,4-6,15,16
Friday, Feb 13
Quiz on "Death by Black Hole"
work on STEP poster
Monday, Feb 16 - NO School - Presidents' Day
Wednesday, Feb 18
STEP Judging
Kuiper Belt Objects
video-The Universe: Cosmic Collisions (the first 5 questions about Kuiper Belt objects)
assignment-Meteor Crater Analysis-due Tues, Feb 24
HW p386 Review 14,15; Self Test 7,17
chapter 14 Test is Thursday, Feb 26
Friday, Feb 20
review Comet Lulin and night sky for Feb 23
Lab-Impact Cratering-due Thursday, Feb 26
Tuesday, Feb 24
begin chapter 16-The Sun
16.1 Physical Properties
16.2 Solar Interior
Lab-Measuring the Solar Constant
HW p446 Review 1-4, 8-11; Self Test 1, 4-6, 11-14, 16, 17
read chapters 6 and 18 from "Death by Black Hole"
Thursday, Feb 26
test on chapter 14
Monday, March 2
16.3 Sun's Atmosphere
16.4 Solar Magnetism
video-The Universe: Secrets of the Sun
HW p446 Review 12-15; Self Test 19
Wednesday, March 4
16.5 Active Sun
16.6 The Heart of the Sun
16.7 Solar Neutrinos
Radiation
HW p446 Review 5-7, 16-20; Self Test 2, 3, 7-10, 15, 18, 20
video-Trinity and Beyond
Friday, March 6
start chapter 17-The Stars
17.1 Solar Neighborhood
-parallax
-nearest neighbors
-naming stars
17.2 Luminosity and Apparent Brightness
Lab-Parallax (on football field)
HW p476 Review 1-4, 7; Self Test 2, 11-15
read chapter 17 from "Death by Black Hole"
Tuesday, March 10
Test on chapter 16
Thursday, March 12
17.3 Stellar Temperature
-color and blackbody curve
-stellar spectra and spectral classification
17.4 Stellar Size
17.5 HR Diagrams
-Lecture Tutorial: HR Diagram (p109-110)
HW p476 Review 5, 6, 8-16; Self Test 1, 3-6, 9, 10, 16-19
Major Assignments:
1. HR Diagram of 100 Closest Stars
2. HR Diagram of 100 Brightest Stars
-both assignments are due Friday, March 20 (get started at once as these will take awhile!)
Monday, March 16 (no classes)
Tuesday, March 17 (all classes meet)
Quiz on chapters 6,17,and 18 of "Death by Black Hole"
classwork on p477 Problems 3-6, 9-10
Wednesday, March 18
17.6 Extending the Cosmic Distance Scale
17.7 Stellar Masses
17.8 Mass and Other Properties
HW p476 Review 17-20; Self Test 7,8,20
HW p477 Problems 13-14
Friday, March 20
chapter 19-Star Formation
HW p524 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
HW p525 Problems 4, 6, 9, 11
Tuesday, March 24
start chapter 20-Stellar Evolution
20.1 Leaving the Main Sequence
20.2 Evolution of a Sun-like Star
20.3 The Death of a Low-Mass Star
HW p552 Review 1-10, 13-17; Self Test 1-7, 9, 11, 13-20
HW p553 Problems 2-4, 9, 11
Thursday, March 26
20.4 Evolution of Stars More Massive than the Sun
20.5 Observing Stellar Evolution in Star Clusters
20.6 Stellar Evolution in Binary Systems
video-The Universe: Life and Death of a Star
HW p552 Review 11, 12, 18-20; Self Test 8, 10, 12
HW p553 Problems 7, 13
Monday, March 30
test covering chapters 17, 19, and 20
Tuesday, March 31-No Classes (ITED Testing)
Thursday, April 2
video
Spring Break: April 4-April 19
Monday, April 20 - all classes meet today for ~45 minutes
Chapter 21-Stellar Explosions
21.1 Life and Death for White Dwarfs
21.2 The End of a High-Mass Star
HW summarize "Discovery 21-1"
Wednesday, April 22
21.3 Supernovae
21.4 Formation of the Elements
21.5 Cycle of Stellar Evolution
video-The Universe: Supernovas
HW p575 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Friday, April 24
Chapter 22-Neutron Stars and Black Holes
video-The Universe: Cosmic Holes
HW p611 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Tuesday, April 28
video-Einstein (from The History Channel)
Thursday, April 30
test for chapters 21 and 22
Monday, May 4
chapter 23-Milky Way Galaxy
video-The Universe: The Milky Way
HW p645 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Wednesday, May 6
chapter 24-Galaxies
video-The Universe: Alien Galaxies
HW p678 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Friday, May 8
chapter 25-Galaxies and Dark Matter
video-The Universe: Dark Matter
HW p705 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Tuesday, May 12
chapter 26-Cosmology
video-The Universe: Beyond the Big Bang
HW p730 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Thursday, May 14
chapter 27-The Early Universe
video-Elegant Universe/Creation of the Universe
HW p756 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Monday, May 18
review
Tuesday, May 19
Final Exam
Start chapter 11-Jupiter
11.1 Orbital and Physical Properties
11.2 Atmosphere of Jupiter (including Discovery 11.1:A Cometary Impact)
HW p304 Review 1-3, 6-8; Self Test 2-4, 11-15
Thursday, Jan 15
11.3 Internal Structure (including Discovery 11.2:Almost a Star)
11.4 Jupiter's Magnetosphere
video-The Universe-Jupiter:The Giant Planet
HW p304 Review 9-11; Self Test 1,5,6,16,17
Monday, Jan 19 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
Tuesday, Jan 20
11.5 The Moon's of Jupiter (Discovery 11.3:Jupiter's Many Moons)
11.6 Jupiter's Ring
HW p304 Review 4,5,12-20; Self Test 7-10, 18-20
Take and Submit the on-line tests
Thursday, Jan 22
Review
Test on chapter 11
Monday, Jan 26
Start chapter 12-Saturn
12.1 Orbital and Physical Properties
12.2 Saturn's Atmosphere
HW p334 Review 3,5,7,8 ; Self Test 2,3,12-14
Wednesday, Jan 28 - special schedule: all periods meet today
work on STEP project
Thursday, Jan 29 - special schedule: all periods meet today for 30 minutes
work on STEP
Friday, Jan 30 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, Feb 2 - special schedule: all periods meet today
finish chapter 12
HW p334 Review 1,2,4,6,9-20; Self Test 1,4-11,15-20
HW read the Enceladus article and write a 2 page, double spaced summary
Tuesday, Feb 3
chapter 13-Uranus and Neptune
video-The Universe: The Outer Planets
HW p355 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
take and submit the online tests for chapters 12 and 13
Thursday, Feb 5
begin chapter 14-Solar System Debris
video-The Universe: The End of the Earth (just the portion about asteroids)
video-The Universe: Cosmic Collisions (just the part about asteroids)
HW p386 Review 1-6; Self Test 2,3,11-14, 18
read chapters 8, 28, 29, and 32 from "Death by Black Hole"-be prepared for a quiz as early as Feb 11
Monday, Feb 9
review
test covering chapters 12 and 13
Wednesday, Feb 11
Comets
video-The Universe: Deadly Comets
HW p386 Review 7-13,19; Self Test 1,4-6,15,16
Friday, Feb 13
Quiz on "Death by Black Hole"
work on STEP poster
Monday, Feb 16 - NO School - Presidents' Day
Wednesday, Feb 18
STEP Judging
Kuiper Belt Objects
video-The Universe: Cosmic Collisions (the first 5 questions about Kuiper Belt objects)
assignment-Meteor Crater Analysis-due Tues, Feb 24
HW p386 Review 14,15; Self Test 7,17
chapter 14 Test is Thursday, Feb 26
Friday, Feb 20
review Comet Lulin and night sky for Feb 23
Lab-Impact Cratering-due Thursday, Feb 26
Tuesday, Feb 24
begin chapter 16-The Sun
16.1 Physical Properties
16.2 Solar Interior
Lab-Measuring the Solar Constant
HW p446 Review 1-4, 8-11; Self Test 1, 4-6, 11-14, 16, 17
read chapters 6 and 18 from "Death by Black Hole"
Thursday, Feb 26
test on chapter 14
Monday, March 2
16.3 Sun's Atmosphere
16.4 Solar Magnetism
video-The Universe: Secrets of the Sun
HW p446 Review 12-15; Self Test 19
Wednesday, March 4
16.5 Active Sun
16.6 The Heart of the Sun
16.7 Solar Neutrinos
Radiation
HW p446 Review 5-7, 16-20; Self Test 2, 3, 7-10, 15, 18, 20
video-Trinity and Beyond
Friday, March 6
start chapter 17-The Stars
17.1 Solar Neighborhood
-parallax
-nearest neighbors
-naming stars
17.2 Luminosity and Apparent Brightness
Lab-Parallax (on football field)
HW p476 Review 1-4, 7; Self Test 2, 11-15
read chapter 17 from "Death by Black Hole"
Tuesday, March 10
Test on chapter 16
Thursday, March 12
17.3 Stellar Temperature
-color and blackbody curve
-stellar spectra and spectral classification
17.4 Stellar Size
17.5 HR Diagrams
-Lecture Tutorial: HR Diagram (p109-110)
HW p476 Review 5, 6, 8-16; Self Test 1, 3-6, 9, 10, 16-19
Major Assignments:
1. HR Diagram of 100 Closest Stars
2. HR Diagram of 100 Brightest Stars
-both assignments are due Friday, March 20 (get started at once as these will take awhile!)
Monday, March 16 (no classes)
Tuesday, March 17 (all classes meet)
Quiz on chapters 6,17,and 18 of "Death by Black Hole"
classwork on p477 Problems 3-6, 9-10
Wednesday, March 18
17.6 Extending the Cosmic Distance Scale
17.7 Stellar Masses
17.8 Mass and Other Properties
HW p476 Review 17-20; Self Test 7,8,20
HW p477 Problems 13-14
Friday, March 20
chapter 19-Star Formation
HW p524 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
HW p525 Problems 4, 6, 9, 11
Tuesday, March 24
start chapter 20-Stellar Evolution
20.1 Leaving the Main Sequence
20.2 Evolution of a Sun-like Star
20.3 The Death of a Low-Mass Star
HW p552 Review 1-10, 13-17; Self Test 1-7, 9, 11, 13-20
HW p553 Problems 2-4, 9, 11
Thursday, March 26
20.4 Evolution of Stars More Massive than the Sun
20.5 Observing Stellar Evolution in Star Clusters
20.6 Stellar Evolution in Binary Systems
video-The Universe: Life and Death of a Star
HW p552 Review 11, 12, 18-20; Self Test 8, 10, 12
HW p553 Problems 7, 13
Monday, March 30
test covering chapters 17, 19, and 20
Tuesday, March 31-No Classes (ITED Testing)
Thursday, April 2
video
Spring Break: April 4-April 19
Monday, April 20 - all classes meet today for ~45 minutes
Chapter 21-Stellar Explosions
21.1 Life and Death for White Dwarfs
21.2 The End of a High-Mass Star
HW summarize "Discovery 21-1"
Wednesday, April 22
21.3 Supernovae
21.4 Formation of the Elements
21.5 Cycle of Stellar Evolution
video-The Universe: Supernovas
HW p575 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Friday, April 24
Chapter 22-Neutron Stars and Black Holes
video-The Universe: Cosmic Holes
HW p611 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Tuesday, April 28
video-Einstein (from The History Channel)
Thursday, April 30
test for chapters 21 and 22
Monday, May 4
chapter 23-Milky Way Galaxy
video-The Universe: The Milky Way
HW p645 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Wednesday, May 6
chapter 24-Galaxies
video-The Universe: Alien Galaxies
HW p678 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Friday, May 8
chapter 25-Galaxies and Dark Matter
video-The Universe: Dark Matter
HW p705 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Tuesday, May 12
chapter 26-Cosmology
video-The Universe: Beyond the Big Bang
HW p730 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Thursday, May 14
chapter 27-The Early Universe
video-Elegant Universe/Creation of the Universe
HW p756 Review 1-20; Self Test 1-20
Monday, May 18
review
Tuesday, May 19
Final Exam
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