Titan Astronomy_s1

Thurs., Nov. 1, 2012

Objectives: Discover Kepler's 2nd Law
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Voyager 1 & 2
Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws Questions
Here's the handout (click)
Complete sentence answers that include the question.

Wed., Oct. 31, 2012 - Halloween!

Objectives: Discover Kepler's 2nd Law
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Doomed Moon of Mars
Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws Questions
Here's the handout (click)
Complete sentence answers that include the question.

Tues., Oct. 30, 2012

Objectives: Discover Kepler's 2nd Law
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Kuiper belt and other outer solar system structures

Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws Questions
Handout
Complete sentence answers that include the questions

Mon., Oct. 29, 2012

Objectives: Examine the relationship between orbit size and eccentricity
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Dwarf Planets
Complete Kepler's First Law Assignment
Must complete it today for full credit
Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws Questions
Handout
Complete sentence answers that include the questions

Fri., Oct. 26, 2012

Objectives: Discover the true shapes of the orbits of planets
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Some moons & pluto
Kepler's First Law Assignment (if it ain't done today, it's homework!)
Remeber...Full sentence answers that include the question
Kepler's 2nd & 3rd Laws Questions
Handout

Cel Sphere

Celestial Sphere

Declination & Right Ascension

First Point of Ares

Thurs., Oct. 25, 2012

Objectives: Examine the relationship between orbit size and eccentricity
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Planet & Star Size Comparison
Kepler's First Law Assignment
Full sentence answers that make the question apparent

Wed., Oct. 24, 2012

Objectives: Ancient monuments describe tales of
understanding of astronomy
Announcements: None

Opening Data: Ancient Astronomy Sites

Finish Secrets of Stonehenge Video
More on Solstices & Equinoxes

Tues., Oct. 23, 2012

Objectives: Ancient monuments describe tales of
understanding of astronomy

Opening Data: Other Ancient Astronomy Sites

Announcements: None
Celestial Sphere

Declination & Right Ascension

First Point of Ares

Mon., Oct. 22, 2012

Objectives: Ancient monuments describe tales of
understanding of astronomy

Opening Data: Stonehenge

Announcements: None
Perihelion & Aphelion
Dates/Significance

Fri., Oct. 19, 2012

Objectives: How the sun and the moon interact to cause recognizable events here on Earth

Opening Data: Sun interactions Video
Announcements:
Sun-Moon(-Earth) interactions

Equinoxes & Solstices
Perihelion & Aphelion

Thurs., Oct. 18, 2012

Objectives: How the sun and the moon interact to cause recognizable events here on Earth

Opening Data: Eclipses
Announcements:
Sun-Moon(-Earth) interactions

Eclipses
Seasons
Sunrise/set
Tides

Equinoxes & Solstices

Wed., Oct. 17, 2012

Announcements: PSAT today
Classes are short
Objectives: How the position of the sun and moon create eclipses

Opening Data: None

Energy released in nuclear fusion
Solar events & cycles

Tues., Oct.16, 2012

Objectives: How the energy from the sun affects Earth, satellites & people

Opening Data: Secrets of the Sun, Part 3
Announcements: Update TOC
Energy released in nuclear fusion
Solar events & cycles

Thurs., Oct. 11, 2012

Objectives: How the energy from the sun affects Earth, satellites & people

Opening Data: Secrets of the Sun, Part 2
Announcements: Update TOC
Energy released in nuclear fusion
Solar events & cycles

Wed. Oct. 10, 2012

Objectives: How the energy from the sun affects Earth, satellites & people

Opening Data: Secrets of the Sun, Part 1
Announcements: Update TOC
Energy released in nuclear fusion
Solar events & cycles

Tues., Oct. 9, 2012

Objectives: O

Opening Data: Fusion
process in stars

Announcements: Update TOC
What is a neutrino?
Energy released in nuclear fusion

Mon., Oct. 8, 2012

Objectives: Organize

Opening Data: Sun Layers & Data

Announcements: Update TOC
Planet Data Questions?
Kepler's Second Law?
Extra Credit Scavenger Hunt?

Fri., Oct. 5, 2012

Announcements: Substitute today!
Objectives: Analyze Planetary Data

Opening Data: None

Kepler's Second (and third) Laws
Astronomy Scavenger Hunt

Thurs., Oct. 4, 2012

Objectives: Analyze Planetary Data

Opening Data: Rogue Planets

Announcements: Where are your Apollo 13 follow-up Questions?

Complete Planet data and Questions
Check-in with me when done
Astronomy Scavenger Hunt

Wed., Oct. 3, 2012

Objectives: Analyze Planetary Data

Opening Data: New!--Comet ISON

Announcements:

Apollo 13 follow-up questions are now homework
Hand them in for a grade when done
Complete Planet data and Questions
Check-in with me when done