Welcome to Astronomy!
This course will include topics such as astronomy’s history and development, basic scientific laws of motion and gravity, the concepts of modern astronomy, and the methods used by astronomers to learn more about the universe. Further knowledge is gained through the study of galaxies, stars, the origin and future of the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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05/12/2025
1. View Secret History of the Moon
2. Discuss the Rocket 🚀 Project
3. Review for Test 3
1. View Secret History of the Moon
2. Discuss the Rocket 🚀 Project
3. Review for Test 3
4/25/2025
1. Review planet formation theories
2. Discuss Habitable Zones
3. Discuss Exoplanets and methods of detecting them
4. Complete Chapter 4
5. View Documentary on Saturn, Ice Giants
1. Review planet formation theories
2. Discuss Habitable Zones
3. Discuss Exoplanets and methods of detecting them
4. Complete Chapter 4
5. View Documentary on Saturn, Ice Giants
4/21/2025
1. Demonstrate the scale of the Solar System with Celestia
2. Review basic ideas about the formation of the Solar system
3. View The Timeline of the Universe to Scale video
1. Demonstrate the scale of the Solar System with Celestia
2. Review basic ideas about the formation of the Solar system
3. View The Timeline of the Universe to Scale video
4/14/2025
1. Finish up chapter 3
2. Discuss adaptive optics and interferometry
3. Discuss the Event Horizon Telescope
4. View documentary on the Event Horizon Telescope
1. Finish up chapter 3
2. Discuss adaptive optics and interferometry
3. Discuss the Event Horizon Telescope
4. View documentary on the Event Horizon Telescope
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The principal of least time, in this case describes the path the guard should take to get to the swimmer. Light behaves similarly.
3/25/2025
1. Discuss Doppler effect
2. Demo Doppler effect with Falstad online app
3. Compare Doppler effect with sound to Doppler effect with light
4. Demonstrate image formation with PhET
1. Discuss Doppler effect
2. Demo Doppler effect with Falstad online app
3. Compare Doppler effect with sound to Doppler effect with light
4. Demonstrate image formation with PhET
3/24/2025
Telescopes, refraction, and the principle of least action
1. Discuss refraction and Snell’s law.
2. Discuss the life guard and the drowning person.
3. Demonstrate refraction with Algodoo.
4. Demonstrate refraction with a lens and a laser.
5. Demonstrate image formation using a convex lens .
Telescopes, refraction, and the principle of least action
1. Discuss refraction and Snell’s law.
2. Discuss the life guard and the drowning person.
3. Demonstrate refraction with Algodoo.
4. Demonstrate refraction with a lens and a laser.
5. Demonstrate image formation using a convex lens .
3/21/2025
1. Discuss interference
2. Discuss the double slit experiment
3. Discuss wave particle duality
1. Discuss interference
2. Discuss the double slit experiment
3. Discuss wave particle duality
AstroVideo 1
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3/19/2025
1. Distribute astro textbooks
1. Distribute astro textbooks
3/17/2025
1. Continue discussion of EM spectrum and the nature of light
2. Discuss atomic spectra
3. View accelerated charge simulation
1. Continue discussion of EM spectrum and the nature of light
2. Discuss atomic spectra
3. View accelerated charge simulation
3/14/2025
1. Demo Solar Walk
1. Demo Solar Walk
3/13/2035
1. Continue with chapter 2
2. Discuss the Lunar Eclipse
1. Continue with chapter 2
2. Discuss the Lunar Eclipse
3/11/2035
1. Begin chapter 2
2. Discus the nature of light
3. Demo refraction of light with Algodoo
4. Discuss lenses
1. Begin chapter 2
2. Discus the nature of light
3. Demo refraction of light with Algodoo
4. Discuss lenses
3/10/2035
1. Astronomy Test 1
1. Astronomy Test 1
3/4/2025
1. Drone Demo
2. Kepler's Laws on Algodoo demonstration
3. Continue watching The Apple and the Moon
1. Drone Demo
2. Kepler's Laws on Algodoo demonstration
3. Continue watching The Apple and the Moon
3/3/2025
1. Review Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
2. Look at the PhET app on Kepler’s laws
3. Discuss Newton and Newton’s laws of motion and Universal Gravity
4. Derive an equation for calculating orbital velocity and orbital radius and demonstrate this with Algodoo
1. Review Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
2. Look at the PhET app on Kepler’s laws
3. Discuss Newton and Newton’s laws of motion and Universal Gravity
4. Derive an equation for calculating orbital velocity and orbital radius and demonstrate this with Algodoo
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02/28/2025
1. Demo about inertia on a moving cart or flatbed
2. Continue with Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion
1. Demo about inertia on a moving cart or flatbed
2. Continue with Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion
02/26/2025
1. Demonstrate inertia with hovercraft
2. Discuss Tychonic model
3. Discuss Kepler and Kepler’s Laws
4. View Mechanical Universe vid on Kepler’s Laws
1. Demonstrate inertia with hovercraft
2. Discuss Tychonic model
3. Discuss Kepler and Kepler’s Laws
4. View Mechanical Universe vid on Kepler’s Laws
02/25/2025
1. Discuss Geocentric and Heliocentric Theory
2. View Mechanical Universe vid on inertia
1. Discuss Geocentric and Heliocentric Theory
2. View Mechanical Universe vid on inertia
02/21/2025
0. Check out the moon phase game on google
1. Check out 2024 yr 4
0. Check out the moon phase game on google
1. Check out 2024 yr 4
2. Complete Astro HW 2
3. Discuss Inertia
3. Discuss Inertia
02/12/2025
1. Talk about the ecliptic
2. Talk about high energy neutrinos
3. Talk about years, months, and days
4. Talk about the moon and moon phases
5. Something dug up on the moon
1. Talk about the ecliptic
2. Talk about high energy neutrinos
3. Talk about years, months, and days
4. Talk about the moon and moon phases
5. Something dug up on the moon
02/11/2025
1. Complete RA and Dec worksheet
2. Define ecliptic
3. View deep space star field with Stellarium
4. View , discuss Hubble Deep Field
5. Video?
1. Complete RA and Dec worksheet
2. Define ecliptic
3. View deep space star field with Stellarium
4. View , discuss Hubble Deep Field
5. Video?
Astronomy
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Astronomy Course Description
This course will include topics such as astronomy’s history and development, basic scientific laws of motion and gravity, the concepts of modern astronomy, and the methods used by astronomers to learn more about the universe. Further knowledge is gained through the study of galaxies, stars, the origin and future of the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
This course will include topics such as astronomy’s history and development, basic scientific laws of motion and gravity, the concepts of modern astronomy, and the methods used by astronomers to learn more about the universe. Further knowledge is gained through the study of galaxies, stars, the origin and future of the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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