The Astronomy course introduces the science of modern astronomy with a concentration on the solar system and beyond. Emphasis is placed on the history and physics of astronomy and an introduction to the solar system, including the planets, comets, and meteors, the sun, stars, and galaxies. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of astronomy and have a foundation for successful completion of college Astronomy.
Textbook Used:
Astronomy Today: 7th edition , Prentice Hall 2010
Grading Scale:
20% homework, 20% labs, 20% Test, 2o% quiz, 20% Projects
Supplies needed:
pen/paper, notebook, colored pencils, Scientific calculator, flash drive, ruler, box of Kleenex
Syllabus:
Remind 101:
Unit 1 Homework:
Unit 1 Astronomy Universay Gravity and Keplers Law
Astronomy Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt
History of Astronomy worksheet
Unit 2 Homework:
Where the past meets the present
Comparing the Heat Output of Mars and Earth
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation #2
Unit 3 Homework:
Van Allen Probes and Radiation Dose
Apollo11 Landing area at high resolution
Extracting Oxygen from Moon Rocks
Newtons law of universal gravitation
Unit 4 Homework:
Solar dynamics observatory working with giga, tera and penta
A study of astronaut radiation dosage
Meteorite composition a matter of density
Counting craters on the Hubble space telescope
Unit 5 Homework:
Unit 6 Homework:
Exploring temperature and states of matter
Exploring energy and temperature
Astronomy and scientific notation
Unit 7 Homework:
Exploring density across the universe
QUIZLETS
Unit 1 quiz: scientist Unit 1 quiz 2
Unit 2: quiz 1 Unit 2 quiz: 2 Unit 2: quiz 3
Unit 6 Quiz: Life and Death of a Star
Video Questions Worksheets:
- greatest_discoveries__astronomy
- Moon Video Questions n
- asteroids_deadly_impact
- Discovery_Universe
- bill_nye-_comets
- bill_nye-_outer_space
- Bill_Nye_Planets
- bill_nye-_space_explorations
- Eyewitness_to_Planet_Video_
- Hidden-Figures-worksheet
- pluto_files_movie_worksheet
- video-right_stuff
Test Review:
Unit 1 Astronomy Test Review (Intro and History of Astronomy)
Unit 2 Astronomy Test Review (Solar system and planets)
Unit 3 Astronomy Test Review (Earth and Moon)
Unit 4 Astronomy Test Review (Asteroids and Comets)
Unit 5 Astronomy Test Review (Sun and star formation)
Unit 6 Astronomy Test Review (Life and death of a star)
Unit7 Astronomy Test Review (Milky Way and other galaxies )
POWER POINTS:
Unit 4 Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
NASA VIDEOS:
Neil Armstrong landing on moon
Instructional videos;
Scale of the universe stars, black holes and galaxies
Ted Talks:
A view of the solar system from home
Could a saturn moon harbor life
Astronomy Labs:
Classifying Stars by Temperature and Brightness
Lunar Topography Lab stereograms
Meteors and Craters Activity Lab
Virtual Labs:
Virtual Labs from the Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
Labs include: (Each with a Student Guide to be completed)
- Solar System Models
- Basic Coordinates and Seasons
- The rotating Sky
- Motions of the Sun
- Planetary Orbit Simulator
- Lunar Phase Simulator
- Blackbody Curves and UBV Filters
- Hydrogen Energy Levels
- Hetzspung-Russell Diagram
- Eclipsing Binary Simulator
- Atmospheric Retention
- Extrasolar Planets
- Variable Star Photometry
- Cosmic Distance ladder
- Habitable Zones
Case studies:
A googol of atoms A case study on Pluto
Is a Mars sample return mission too risky
The Pleiades Navajo cosmology Zarkan stone
Web Quest:
Mars or the moon Discovery Sheet ( chemistry of planets and satellites)
Web Quest1 astronomy( chemistry of stars)
The Chemistry of Comets Discovery Sheet (chemistry of planets and satellites)
Resources:
Projects:
Astronomy Current Event Project
Astronomy PlanetIssac Newton Worksheet brochure
Christianity and Astronomy: