| Date |
Lecture |
Reading
Assignment |
Homework Assignment |
Lab
Activities |
Observing Project |
Other |
01/10 - 01/14
|
Introduction
The Scale of the Cosmos |
|
|
Introduction to sky map |
Telescopic observation of Sun
1/14/05
(=1 Lab Hour) |
Room 325 unavailable on 1/14, so we will have
outside lab instead of lecture |
| 01/17 - 01/21 |
Chapter 1
The View From Earth |
Sections
1.1 - 1.4 |
Review Question 10
(due 01/21) |
Learn to use TheSky astronomy software |
|
Monday, 1/17
is a holiday |
01/24 - 01/28
|
Chapter 3
Astronomical Tools |
Sections
3.1 - 3.5
|
Complete Chapter 3 in TheSky workbook
(due 1/31)
(=1 Lab Hour) |
Make and use simple spectroscope
(=1 Lab Hour) |
Observing different light
sources
(report due 02/07) |
|
| 01/31 - 02/04 |
Chapter 4
Atoms and StarlightThe
Diné Sky |
Sections
4.1 - 4.3
Handout |
Complete Chapter 4 in TheSky workbook
(due 2/7) |
Spectroscopy of elements
(=1.5 Lab Hour) |
Observing different light
sources - continued
(report due 2/9) |
01/31 Take home Quiz, Chapters 1 through 3
(due 2/2)Special
event!
Mr. Redhouse will visit on 2/2 to talk about Navajo star groups and their
significance |
| 02/07 - 02/11 |
Chapter 5
The Origin of the Solar System |
Sections
5.1 - 5.2
|
Review Question
8
|
Chapter 4
TheSky Workbook
Due 2/23
(=1.5 Lab Hour) |
Telescopic observation of Moon in daytime
(weather permitting!)
Not possible |
No Class 2/11 You'll
be required to watch the DVD Origins and write a 500 word essay |
| 02/14 - 02/18 |
Chapter 6
Earth and its Moon |
Sections
6.1 - 6.2 |
Review Question
6 |
Chapter 5
TheSky Workbook
Due 2/23
(=2 Lab Hour) |
|
|
| 02/21 - 02/25 |
Chapter 10
The Sun |
Sections
10.1 - 10.3 |
Review Questions
12, 13 |
Kepler's 3rd Law Exercise and Lab Report
|
Extra Credit
Calculate Earth's rate of rotation |
Midterm Review |
| 02/28 - 03/4 |
Chapter 10
The Sun |
|
|
|
Telescopic observation of Sun
(weather permitting!)
Not possible |
Midterm Exam Covers Chapters 1 through 10 |
| 03/07 - 03/11 |
Chapter 11
Family of Stars |
Sections
11.1 - 11.6 |
Review Questions
3, 5, 12
|
|
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
(=3 lab hour)
We actually had the observing session! See the image
gallery for pictures. |
Extra Credit
Observe and draw or photograph close encounter between the Moon and the planet
Mercury |
| 03/14 - 03/18 |
Chapter 11
Family of Stars
(con't)Chapter 12
The Formation and Structure of Stars |
Sections
12.1 - 12.4 |
Review Questions
3, 4, 11, 13
|
Stellar Parallax
Exercise and Lab Report
(=1 Lab Hour) |
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
Not possible |
Extra Credit
Observe and draw or photograph sunrise on Vernal Equinox and 2 weeks later |
| 03/21 - 03/25 |
Chapter 12
The Formation and Structure of Stars
(con't)Chapter 13
The Deaths of Stars |
Sections
13.1 - 13.4 |
Review Questions 1, 6, 14, 15 |
|
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
Tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, when
Mr. Redhouse would join us and talk about Navajo star groups. |
Extra Credit Collaborative
project:
calculate the circumference of Earth via Sun's shadow |
| 03/27 - 04/2 |
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break |
| 04/04 - 04/8 |
Chapter 14
Neutron Stars and Black HolesChapter
15
The Milky Way Galaxy |
Sections
14.1 - 14.2
Sections
15.1 - 15.4
|
Review Questions
13, 14Review Questions
2, 3, 8, 14
|
|
Telescopic observing and imaging
(weather permitting!) |
Quiz:
Chapters 11 through 14 |
| 04/11 - 04/15 |
Chapter 16
GalaxiesChapter 17
Galaxies With Active Nuclei |
Sections
16.1 - 16.3Sections
17.1 - 17.2 |
Review Questions
7, 9, 10Review Questions
9, 10
|
|
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
|
|
| 04/18 - 04/22 |
Chapter 18
Cosmology in the 21st CenturyChapter
19
Life on Other Worlds |
Sections
18.1 - 18.3
Sections
19.1 - 19.2 |
Review Questions
4, 9, 11
Review Questions
6, 7, 12
|
|
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
|
|
| 04/25 - 04/29 |
Diné Cosmology |
Handout |
|
|
Nighttime Observing Session
(weather permitting!)
|
Final Exam Review |
| 05/02 |
|
|
|
|
|
Final Exam Covers Chapters 11 - 19 |