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ASTRONOMY Weekly Agenda and Notes: 2015-16
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6 - 10 June 2016
"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability."
-Sam Keen
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want."
-Calvin (Bill Watterson)
“A perfect day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.”
-James Dent
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 6th
(no notes)
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BLOCK SCHEDULE
Periods: Advisory, 2, 4, 6
Bad Astronomy in Sci Movies
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- correct my astronomy misconceptions
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Tuesday, 7th
(no notes: no class)
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BLOCK SCHEDULE
Periods: 1, 3, 5, 7
NO CLASS |
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| Wednesday, 8th |
SCHOOL'S OUT!
FOR THE SUMMER!!
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| Thursday, 9th |
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| Friday, 10th |
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30 May - 3 June 2016
"Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."
-Napoleon Hill
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
-Thomas Alva Edison
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DAY
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TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 30th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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| Tuesday, 31st |
Bad Astronomy in Sci Movies |
- correct my astronomy misconceptions
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Wednesday, 1st
(no notes)
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Bad Astronomy in Sci Movies |
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Thursday, 2nd
(no notes: sub)
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Bad Astronomy in Sci Movies
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Friday, 3rd
(no notes)
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Bad Astronomy in Sci Movies
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23 - 27 May 2016
"And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here."
-Neil Gaiman
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 23rd |
HW check
QUIZ: Drake Eq'n & Fermi Paradox
LAB: Making solar filters
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Read Chapter 3.1 - 3.2, R&D #1,2 CST #3,8,9 P #3,9 (due Friday) |
| Tuesday, 24th |
L&D: Telescopes |
LO3.1a: Describe how optical telescopes work
LO3.1b: Specify the advantages of reflecting telescopes over refractors
LO3.2: Explain why larger telescopes gather more light and can make more detailed images
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| Wednesday, 25th |
finish making solar filters
video: "Telescope" by Discovery Education
PEP FEST
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| Thursday, 26th |
mini-LAB: Solar Observations |
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| Friday, 27th |
HW Check
QUIZ: Telescopes
LAB: More solar observations
Seniors' Last Day!
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DUE: Chap 3 HW |
16 - 20 May 2016
"I don't want to learn in a classroom anymore...School has stolen my passion for the things I'm interested in, and I hate it for that."
-Anonymous
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 16th
(sub: no notes)
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video "Black Sky: Winning the X-Prize"
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DUE: 20 things you learned on a sheet of notebook paper |
| Tuesday, 17th |
one last day for KSP |
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| Wednesday, 18th |
L&D: Phone Home
mini-project: Sci-Fi aliens in real life?
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LO18.3: Identify the most promising sites for life elsewhere in the solar system, and explain why they are promising
LO18.4: Summarize the various probabilities used to estimate the number of advanced civilizations that might exist in our galaxy
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Read 18.2 - 18.3,
CST #4-11 P #3,5 (due Friday)
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| Thursday, 19th |
L&D cont'd
class time for HW
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| Friday, 20th |
HW check @ bell
mini-project presentations
QUIZ
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DUE: Chap 18 HW |
9 - 13 May 2016
"One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
-Albert Einstein
2 - 6 May 2016
"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day."
-John Archibald Wheeler
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DAY
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 2nd |
Kerbal Space Program |
- get spacecraft into orbit
- do some science
- land & recover spacecraft & crew safely
- complete ~18 contracts
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due Wednesday, 11 May |
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Tuesday, 3rd
(no notes: sub)
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Kerbal Space Program |
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| Wednesday, 4th |
Kerbal Space Program |
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| Thursday, 5th |
Kerbal Space Program |
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| Friday, 6th |
Kerbal Space Program
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25 - 29 April 2016
"A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms."
-George Wald
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 25th |
Review for Test |
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| Tuesday, 26th |
TEST: Neutron Stars and Black Holes (Chapter 13) |
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| Wednesday, 27th |
Kerbal Space Program (KSP) tutorial |
- launch my rocket to greater and greater altitudes
- launch my rocket to greater and greater ranges
- launch my rocket into orbit
- safely land and recover my rocket after re-entry
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| Thursday, 28th |
KSP |
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| Friday, 29th |
KSP |
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18 - 22 April 2016
"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read."
-Mark Twain
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 18th |
L&D: Black Holes
video cont'd: Einstein Revealed
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| Tuesday, 19th |
L&D: Black Holes
video cont'd: Einstein Revealed
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| Wednesday, 20th |
HW check @ bell
QUIZ (13.5-13.8)
video cont'd (?)
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DUE: HW |
| Thursday, 21st |
Game: Stellar Journey |
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| Friday, 22nd |
Game Stellar Journey
finish video: Einstein Revealed
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11 - 15 April 2016
“Twinkle, twinkle little star
I don’t wonder what you are
For by the spectroscopic ken
I know you are hydrogen.”
-Lewis Fry Richardson
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 11th |
L&D: Gamma Ray bursts |
L02b: Explain how pulsars provide evidence for the existence of neutron stars.
L03: List and explain some of the observable properties of neutron star binary systems.
L04a: Outline the basic characteristics of gamma ray bursts.
L04b: Outline the leading theoretical attempts to explain gamma ray bursts.
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Tuesday, 12th
(sub: no notes)
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video: Black Holes the Utimate Abyss |
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DUE: video sheet |
| Wednesday, 13th |
HW check and review
QUIZ: 13.1 - 13.4
video: Einstein revealed
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DUE: HW |
| Thursday, 14th |
"LAB": S'mores on a Rubens Tube
L&D: "Well they ain't black and they ain't holes"
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LO5a: Describe Einstein's theories of relativity.
LO5b: Explain how they relate to neutron stars and black holes.
LO6a: Explain how black holes are formed.
LO6b: Describe their effects on matter and radiation in their vicinity.
LO7: Relate the phenomena that occur near black holes to the warping of space around them.
LO8a: Describe the difficulties in observing black holes.
LO8b: List some ways in which black holes can be detected.
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Read 13.5 - 13.8
CST #4-7, 12-13 (due Wednesday)
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| Friday, 15th |
L&D cont'd
video: Einstein revealed
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4 - 8 April 2016
"You can always become better."
-Tiger Woods
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 4th |
-voting on topics
Video: "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"
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- summarize and evaluate scientific arguments
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-video sheet (due Wednesday) |
| Tuesday, 5th |
Video: "Mythbusters: Moon Myths" |
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-video sheet (due Wednesday) |
| Wednesday, 6th |
Fishbowl on Moon Landings |
- effectively communicate and defend scientific conclusions
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DUE: two video sheets |
| Thursday, 7th |
TBD (based on Monday;s vote)
L&D: The life, and mostly, death, of stars
mini-LAB: Build your own star
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L01a: List the key properties of neutron stars.
L01b: Outline how these strange objects are formed.
L02a: Describe the nature and origin of pulsars.
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Read 13.1-13.4, CST #1-3,8-11,14,15 (due Wed) |
| Friday, 8th |
mini-LAB: Star-in-a-box
finish L&D
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beginning of 4th quarter
SPRING BREAK!! WOOHOO!!
end of 3rd quarter
21 - 25 March 2016
"So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe."
-Isaac Asimov (thanks for this quote Annie)
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 21st |
continue work on Space Mission project |
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| Tuesday, 22nd |
continue work on Space Mission project |
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| Wednesday, 23rd |
continue work on Space Mission project |
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| Thursday, 24th |
Space Mission project presentations |
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DUE: Presentation and Paper Model |
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Friday, 25th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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"We do not see the lens through which we look."
-Ruth Benedict
14 - 18 March 2016
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 14th |
video: Cosmos S01E05 "Hiding in the Light" |
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DUE: video sheet |
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Tuesday, 15th
(no notes)
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ACT/PLAN testing day
Juniors: main gym by 8:15 a.m.
Bring #2 pencils and a calculator
NO CLASS
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| Wednesday, 16th |
Review for Test |
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| Thursday, 17th |
TEST: Chapter 10
-3" x 5" notecard
-your own calculator
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| Friday, 18th |
begin "Space Mission" project |
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Paper model of spacecraft and brief presentation (due Thursday) |
7 - 11 March 2016
"Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and the Force That Pulls Dogs To The Groins Of Strangers."
-Dave Barry
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 7th |
class time to finish H-R Diagram gizmo
L&D: Star size, a new distance method, & star masses
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LO10.4: Explain how physical laws can be used to estimate stellar sizes
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DUE: H-R Diagram gizmo packet |
| Tuesday, 8th |
L&D cont'd |
LO10.6: Explain how knowledge of a star's spectroscopic properties can lead to an estimate of its distance
LO10.7: Explain how stellar masses are measured and how mass is related to other stellar properties
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| Wednesday, 9th |
video: Cosmos S01E08 "Sisters of the Sun"
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DUE: video sheet
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| Thursday, 10th |
LAB: Spectroscopic Parallax
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DUE lab packet |
| Friday, 11th |
HW check @ bell
Quiz: 10.4 - 10.7
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DUE: HW |
29 February - 4 March 2016
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
-Oscar Wilde
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 29th |
class time to finish Star Spectra gizmo
L&D: Magnitude
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| Tuesday, 1st |
L&D: The link between Temperature and Color |
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| Wednesday, 2nd |
HW check @ bell
Quiz on 10.1 - 10.3
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Thursday, 3rd
(no notes)
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LAB: Superconductors and low-temperature lactose |
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Read 10.4 - 10.7, CST #3-7,10-12,14,15 P#3-5 (due Wednesday next Friday) |
| Friday, 4th |
LAB: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (gizmo) |
LO10.5a: Describe how a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is constructed
LO10.5b: Describe how a H-R diagram is used to identify stellar properties
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H-R Diagram gizmo packet (due Monday) |
22 - 26 February 2016
"Nnoooo...not the magnet!"
-Bender
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 22nd
(sub: no notes)
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video: "Elegant Universe" part 1 |
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Tuesday, 23rd
(sub: no notes)
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video: "Elegant Universe" part 2 |
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| Wednesday, 24th |
L&D: Twinkle, twinkle |
LO10.1: Explain how stellar distances are determined
LO10.2a: Distinguish between luminosity and apparent brightness
LO10.2b: Explain how stellar luminosity is determined
LO10.3: Describe how stars are classified according to their colors, surface temperatures, and spectral characteristics
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Read Chap 10.1 - 10.3
R&D #1-3,5
CST #1,2,8,9,15
P #1 (due Wednesday)
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| Thursday, 25th |
L&D cont'd: Twinkle, twinkle...
LAB: Spectroscopic Ken part 1
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| Friday, 26th |
LAB: Star Spectra (gizmo) |
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lab packet (due Monday) |
15 - 19 February 2016
"Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do, but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it."
-Albert Einstein
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 15th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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| Tuesday, 16th |
L&D: Gravitational Waves
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| Wednesday, 17th |
LAB: Constellation Project |
- decorate our classroom with science!
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| Thursday, 18th |
Review for Test |
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| Friday, 19th |
TEST: Chapter 0
-3" x 5" notecard
-your own calculator
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8 - 12 February 2016
"But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
-Stephen Hawking
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 8th |
video on GAIA and HIPPARCOS
LAB: Relationships between parallax, distance and baseline
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| Tuesday, 9th |
brief L&D: What is Science?
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LO06a: Distinguish between scientific theories, hypotheses, and observations
LO06b: Describe how scientists combine observation, theory, and testing to understand the universe
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| Wednesday, 10th |
HW check @ bell
Quiz on 0.3 - 0.5
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DUE: 0.3-0.5 HW |
| Thursday, 11th |
LAB: Parallax Explorer
LAB: Constellation project
Parent-Teacher Conferences
4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
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Friday, 12th
(no notes)
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
8:00 a.m. - Noon
NO SCHOOL!
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1 - 5 February 2016
"There are three kinds of men. The one who learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence by themselves."
-Will Rogers
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 1st |
video: Cosmos "When Knowledge Conquered Fear" |
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DUE: video notes |
| Tuesday, 2nd |
HW check @ bell
QUIZ on 0.1 to 0.2
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DUE: HW (0.1-0.2) |
| Wednesday, 3rd |
L&D: It's the end of the world as we know it
begin LAB: 3D Eclipse (gizmo)
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LO04a: Explain the changing appearance of the Moon.
LO04b: Describe how the relative motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon lead to eclipses.
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Read 0.3-0.5, CST #7,10-12,14-15 & P #5,7 (due Monday)
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| Thursday, 4th |
brief L&D: Drawing eclipses
finish LAB: 3D Eclipse (gizmo)
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DUE: Gizmo packet
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| Friday, 5th |
L&D: Up above the world so high
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LO05: Give an example of how simple geometric reasoning can be used to measure the distances and sizes of otherwise inaccessible objects. |
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25 - 29 January 2016
"The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible."
-Alan Rickman
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 25th |
brief L&D: Retro is the New Black
LAB: The Rotating Sky
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LO02a Describe the celestial sphere.
LO02b Explain how astronomers use constellations and angular measurement to locate objects in the sky.
LO03a Account for the apparent motion of the Sun and stars in terms of the Earth's actual motion.
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Read 0.1 - 0.2, CST #1-6,8,9,13 (due Tuesday) |
| Tuesday, 26th |
continue working on Rotating Sky lab |
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| Wednesday, 27th |
ACT Practice for all Juniors
finish working on Rotating Sky lab
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| Thursday, 28th |
L&D: To everything, turn, turn, turn....
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LO03b Explain how the axial tilt of our planet causes the seasons. |
DUE: Rotating Sky lab packet |
| Friday, 29th |
LAB: Seasons - Why do we have them? (gizmo)
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18 - 22 January 2016
"Well begun is half done."
-Aristotle
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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Monday, 18th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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Tuesday, 19th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL!! |
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| Wednesday, 20th |
L&D: Intro to Astronomy, syllabus, safety |
- Express how insignificant I am ;)
LO01a: Arrange the basic levels of structure in the universe in order of increasing size.
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-get safety contract signed by parent/guardian (due Friday)
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| Thursday, 21st |
brief L&D: Scale
(Universe Scale)
(1 pixel Moon)
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-Solar system scale drawings (due Friday) |
| Friday, 22nd |
continue Solar system scale drawings
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DUE: Solar System scale drawings
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beginning of 3rd quarter
end of 2nd quarter
11 - 15 January 2016
"I've heard a rumour from Ground Control. Oh no, don't say it's true."
David Bowie
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 11th |
L&D: Phone Home
mini-project: Sci-Fi aliens in real life?
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| Tuesday, 12th |
mini-project presentations
review for Test
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Wednesday, 13th
(no notes)
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NO CLASS!
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| Thursday, 14th |
review for Test cont'd
TEST: Telescopes, Cosmology, ETs
-Chaps 3,17,18
-open notes or textbook
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Friday, 15th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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4 - 8 January 2016
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better [person]."
-Benjamin Franklin
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 4th |
Video: Cosmology |
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DUE: picture of sun |
| Tuesday, 5th |
L&D: The BIG Picture |
LO1a: State the cosmological principle.
LO1b: Explain its significance and observational underpinnings.
LO2a: Describe the Big Bang theory of the universe.
LO2b: Explain why the night sky is dark.
LO3a: Outline the factors that determine whether the universe will expand forever.
LO3b: Explain the connection between the density of the universe and the overall geometry of space.
LO4a: Describe the observational evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
LO4b: Discuss the role of dark energy in that acceleration.
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Read 17.1 - 17.4 |
| Wednesday, 6th |
L&D cont'd
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| Thursday, 7th |
L&D cont'd
class time for HW
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| Friday, 8th |
HW check @ bell
Quiz
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14 - 18 December 2015
"With luck, it might even snow for us."
-Haruki Murakami
7 - 11 December 2015
"Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave."
-Baron Henry Peter Brougham
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 7th |
Kerbal Space Program
-download and install
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| Tuesday, 8th |
Kerbal Space Program |
- launch a payload to greater and greater altitudes
- launch a payload to greater and greater ranges
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| Wednesday, 9th |
Kerbal Space Program |
- launch a payload into orbit
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| Thursday, 10th |
Kerbal Space Program |
- safely land and recover a payload after re-entry
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| Friday, 11th |
Kerbal Space Program tutorial (finally...) |
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30 November - 4 December 2015
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
-Carl Sagan
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 30th |
L&D: Telescopes |
LO2: Explain why larger telescopes gather more light and can make more detailed images |
Read Chapter 3, CST #1-15 |
| Tuesday, 1st |
video: National Geographic "Big, Bigger, Biggest: Telescope" |
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| Wednesday, 2nd |
L&D: Space and non-optical Telescopes |
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| Thursday, 3rd |
L&D cont'd
class time for HW
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| Friday, 4th |
HW check at bell
QUIZ on telescopes
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DUE: HW |
23 - 27 November 2015
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted"
-Albert Einstein
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 23rd |
class time to work on telescope |
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| Tuesday, 24th |
Quiz: Raytracing
L&D: Telescopes
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LO1a: Describe how optical telescopes work
LO1b: Specify the advantages of reflecting telescopes over refractors
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| Wednesday, 25th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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| Thursday, 26th |
NO SCHOOL!! |
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| Friday, 27th |
NO SCHOOL!!! |
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16 - 20 November 2015
"I can calculate the motion of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."
-Isaac Newton (Solar System)
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 16th |
-L&D: "The lens through which we look"
ray tracing videos:
converging
converging2
diverging
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- compare and contrast the image and the object viewed through a lens
- draw ray tracing diagrams for converging and diverging lenses
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Read Chapter 3 |
| Tuesday, 17th |
more raytracing practice
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| Wednesday, 18th |
more raytracing practice
Virtual Lens Lab
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DUE: both raytracing sheets |
| Thursday, 19th |
telescope construction
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| Friday, 20th |
telescope use |
LO1a: Describe how optical telescopes work
LO1b: Specify the advantages of reflecting telescopes over refractors
LO2: Explain why larger telescopes gather more light and can make more detailed images
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9 - 13 November 2015
"Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level."
-Enrico Fermi
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DAY
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ACTIVITIES |
TOPIC/TARGET
(I can...)
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 9th |
HW review
L&D: continued
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DUE: HW from last week |
| Tuesday, 10th |
L&D: continued
Quiz: 13.5-13.8
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| Wednesday, 11th |
Review for test
-independent using online book
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| Thursday, 12th |
Review for Test |
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| Friday, 13th |
TEST: Neutron Stars and Black Holes (Chapter 13)
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2 - 6 November 2015
"The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction, when it could be turned into momentum."
-Frances Willard
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| Monday, 2nd |
video: "Einstein Revealed" |
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| Tuesday, 3rd |
video: "Einstein Revealed" |
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Read 13.5 - 13.8
CST #4-7, 12-13
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| Wednesday, 4th |
video: "Einstein Revealed" |
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| Thursday, 5th |
L&D: "Well they ain't black and they ain't holes" |
LO5a: Describe Einstein's theories of relativity.
LO5b: Explain how they relate to neutron stars and black holes.
LO6a: Explain how black holes are formed.
LO6b: Describe their effects on matter and radiation in their vicinity.
LO7: Relate the phenomena that occur near black holes to the warping of space around them.
LO8a: Describe the difficulties in observing black holes.
LO8b: List some ways in which black holes can be detected.
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| Friday, 6th |
L&D continued |
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beginning of 2nd quarter
end of 1st quarter
26 - 30 October 2015
"What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
-Werner Heisenberg
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| Monday, 26th |
class time to finish "Space Mission" project |
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| Tuesday, 27th |
"Space Mission" presentations begin |
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DUE: Space Mission presentation |
| Wednesday, 28th |
"Space Mission" presentations conclude
LAST DAY OF 1st QUARTER
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DUE: Space Mission paper model |
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Thursday, 29th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL! |
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Friday, 30th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL!! |
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19 - 23 October 2015
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
-Carl Sagan
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TOPIC/TARGET
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| Monday, 19th |
L&D: Gamma Ray bursts
begin work on Project: Model and Presentation on a "Space Mission"
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| Tuesday, 20th |
class time for project and/or HW |
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| Wednesday, 21st |
Qs on HW?
Quiz
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DUE: Chap 13: CST #1-3, 8-11, 14-15 |
| Thursday, 22nd |
class time to work on "Space Mission" project |
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paper model (due Wednesday, 28 Oct)
presentations (due Tuesday, 27 Oct)
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Friday, 23rd
(no notes)
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class time to work on "Space Mission" project
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12 - 16 October 2015
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."
-Wernher von Braun
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| Monday, 12th |
L&D: The life and, mostly, death of stars |
L01a: List the key properties of neutron stars.
L01b: Outline how these strange objects are formed.
L02a: Describe the nature and origin of pulsars.
L02b: Explain how pulsars provide evidence for the existence of neutron stars.
L03: List and explain some of the observable properties of neutron star binary systems.
L04a: Outline the basic characteristics of gamma ray bursts.
L04b: Outline the leading theoretical attempts to explain gamma ray bursts.
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| Tuesday, 13th |
LAB: Build Your Own Star
Parent-Teacher Conferences
4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Main Gym
No appt. necessary
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Wednesday, 14th
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NO SCHOOL!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
8:00 - Noon in classrooms
No appt. necessary
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Thursday, 15th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL!! |
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Friday, 16th
(no notes)
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NO SCHOOL!!! |
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5 - 9 October 2015
"The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life."
-Ernest Renan
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| Monday, 5th |
-Test debrief
-vote on next topics
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| Tuesday, 6th |
Video: "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"
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- summarize and evaluate scientific arguments
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-video sheet (due Thursday) |
| Wednesday, 7th |
Video: "Mythbusters: Moon Myths" |
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-video sheet (due Thursday) |
| Thursday, 8th |
Fishbowl on Moon Landings |
- effectively communicate and defend scientific conclusions
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DUE: two video sheets |
| Friday, 9th |
Video "Black Holes: The Ultimate Abyss" |
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DUE: video sheet
Read 13.1 - 13.4
CST #1-3, 8-11, 14-15
(due Wed, 21 Oct)
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28 September - 2 October 2015
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."
-Yogi Berra (misattributed?)
21 - 25 September 2015
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
-Isaac Newton
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| Monday, 21st |
Qs on HW?
QUIZ on 0.1 - 0.3
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DUE: HW (leave in notebook) |
| Tuesday, 22nd |
L&D: "Up above the world so high" |
LO05: Give an example of how simple geometric reasoning can be used to measure the distances and sizes of otherwise inaccessible objects |
Read 17-21 CST #7,14,15, P #7-10 (due Monday) |
| Wednesday, 23rd |
LAB: Parallax Explorer |
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DUE: lab sheet |
| Thursday, 24th |
L&D: What is Science?
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LO06a: Distinguish between scientific theories, hypotheses, and observations
LO06b: Describe how scientists combine observation, theory, and testing to understand the universe
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| Friday, 25th |
LAB: Relationships between parallax, distance and baseline
class time to work on HW
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14 - 18 September
"I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff."
-Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)
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| Monday, 14th |
L&D: Intro to new textbook and online resources |
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Read Chapter 0,1-0.3, Conceptual Self-Test (CST) #1-13 (skip 7), Problems (P) 1-6 (due Friday) |
| Tuesday, 15th |
L&D: The Obvious View
start LAB: Seasons - Why do we have them?
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LO01: Arrange the basic levels of structure in the universe in order of increasing size.
LO02a: Describe the celestial sphere.
LO02b: Explain how astronomers use constellations and angular measurement to locate objects in the sky.
LO03a: Account for the apparent motions of the Sun and the stars in terms of Earth's actual motion.
LO04a: Explain the changing appearance of the Moon.
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| Wednesday, 16th |
finish Seasons lab
start LAB: 3D eclipse
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LO03b: Explain how the axial tilt of our planet causes the seasons. |
DUE: Seasons lab sheet |
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Thursday, 17th
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continue 3D eclipse lab |
LO04b: Describe how the relative motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon lead to eclipses. |
DUE: 3D Eclipse lab sheet |
| Friday, 18th |
Finish Seasons and Eclipse labs
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DUE: both lab packets |
7 - 11 September 2015
"You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right."
-Randall Munroe
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| Monday, 7th |
NO SCHOOL! |
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| Tuesday, 8th |
class time to finish diameter of Sun lab |
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DUE: lab data |
| Wednesday, 9th |
Video: Cosmos "When Knowledge Conquered Fear" |
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DUE: video sheet |
| Thursday, 10th |
review for quiz |
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| Friday, 11th |
QUIZ: Scale, Solar System, Rotating Sky |
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31 August - 4 September 2015
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."
-Albert Einstein
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| Monday, 31st |
brief L&D: Astronomical coordinate systems
-continue working on Rotating Sky Lab
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| Tuesday, 1st |
continue working on Rotating Sky Lab |
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| Wednesday, 2nd |
finish Rotating Sky lab
L&D: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are"
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E.2.1 State that fusion is the main energy source of stars
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DUE: Rotating Sky Lab
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| Thursday, 3rd |
L&D: cont'd |
E.2.2 Explain that, in a stable star (for example, our Sun), there is an equilibrium between radiation pressure and gravitational pressure.
E.2.3 Define the luminosity of a star.
E.2.4 Define apparent brightness and state how it is measured.
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| Friday, 4th |
LAB: Estimating the Sun's diameter |
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DUE: lab sheet |
24 - 28 August 2015
"In Science, there is only Physics, all the rest is stamp collecting."
-Ernest Rutherford (who, btw, won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
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DAY
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ASSIGNMENTS |
| Monday, 24th |
L&D: Intro to Astronomy, syllabus, safety |
- Express how insignificant I am ;)
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-get safety contract signed by parent/guardian (due Wednesday)
-get a scientific calculator and write your name on it (due Friday)
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| Tuesday, 25th |
L&D: Intro to the Universe, nbd
(Universe Scale)
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- Outline the general structure of the solar system
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-Solar system scale drawings (due Thursday) |
| Wednesday, 26th |
continue Solar system scale drawings
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| Thursday, 27th |
finish Solar system scale drawings |
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DUE: Solar system scale drawings |
| Friday, 28th |
brief L&D: Retro is the New Black
LAB: The Rotating Sky
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- Describe the apparent motion of the stars/constellations over a period of a night and over a period of a year, and explain these observations in terms of the rotation and revolution of the Earth.
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ASTRONOMY Weekly Agenda and Notes: 2015-16
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