Astronomy
Welcome!
Welcome!
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. Also, if the answer is 42, what is the question?
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. Also, if the answer is 42, what is the question?
| minnesota_academic_standards_in_science_–_final_with_examples_and_emphasis_statements_updated_020824.pdf |
| astronomy__course_outline_.pdf |
The file below is your Astronomy Textbook
Download for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy
or click the icon below
or click the icon below
| astronomy-op_zitt6lj.pdf |
9/16/24
1. Work on Millennium Falcon Model
1. Work on Millennium Falcon Model
9/13/24
1. View documentary on the James Webb Telescope
2. Discuss Gravitational Lensing
3. Work on Millennium Falcon Model
1. View documentary on the James Webb Telescope
2. Discuss Gravitational Lensing
3. Work on Millennium Falcon Model
9/11/24
1. Discuss the EM Spectrum
2. Discuss X-Ray, Infrared, and Radio Telescopes
3. Check out some Radio Dishes
4. CHeck out GLASS prisms, spheres, and cubes outside
1. Discuss the EM Spectrum
2. Discuss X-Ray, Infrared, and Radio Telescopes
3. Check out some Radio Dishes
4. CHeck out GLASS prisms, spheres, and cubes outside
9/10/24
1. Try the telescope outside
2. Discuss image formation with concave mirrors
3. Watch documentary on the James Web Space Telescope
1. Try the telescope outside
2. Discuss image formation with concave mirrors
3. Watch documentary on the James Web Space Telescope
Astronomy!
Please view the video below
Please view the video below
This is a practice exam for Earth-Space Science and Astronomy
9/6/24
1. Finish building the Space Shuttle
2. Try out our new Telescope!
1. Finish building the Space Shuttle
2. Try out our new Telescope!
9/5/24
1. Take a practice test
2. Build a Space Shuttle!
1. Take a practice test
2. Build a Space Shuttle!
9/4/24
1. Discuss the history of the moon
2. Watch video on the formation of the moon
1. Discuss the history of the moon
2. Watch video on the formation of the moon
9/3/24
1. Discuss Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
2. Use Algodoo to simulate throwing a ball into orbit around the Earth
3. Discuss the Moon in Music and Movies
4. Watch Mechanical Universe "The Apple and the Moon"
1. Discuss Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
2. Use Algodoo to simulate throwing a ball into orbit around the Earth
3. Discuss the Moon in Music and Movies
4. Watch Mechanical Universe "The Apple and the Moon"
8/30/24
1. Demo Inertia with Mass/String
2. View Pale Blue Dot
3. View Time Lapse of the Universe
1. Demo Inertia with Mass/String
2. View Pale Blue Dot
3. View Time Lapse of the Universe
8/29/24
1. Review Website
2. Review Models of Solar System
3. Algodoo Simulation of Inertia and Free Fall
4. OKGO Upsidedown and Insideout
5. Homework
1. Review Website
2. Review Models of Solar System
3. Algodoo Simulation of Inertia and Free Fall
4. OKGO Upsidedown and Insideout
5. Homework
| astronomy_hw_1.pdf |
Ray Gonzales Astronomy Lesson Plans 8/27/24
1. Review Online Textbook
2. Begin Chapter 2
3. Define Day, Month, Year
3.5 View Rotating Sky Lab
3.6 Look at Stellarium
4. Discuss, Describe Main Features of Ptolemaic and Copernican Models of the Universe
5. Describe, Discuss Contributions of Tycho, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton in Describing the Universe
6. View Mechanical Universe Video: Inertia
7. Drop Stuff!
1. Review Online Textbook
2. Begin Chapter 2
3. Define Day, Month, Year
3.5 View Rotating Sky Lab
3.6 Look at Stellarium
4. Discuss, Describe Main Features of Ptolemaic and Copernican Models of the Universe
5. Describe, Discuss Contributions of Tycho, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton in Describing the Universe
6. View Mechanical Universe Video: Inertia
7. Drop Stuff!
Some Music Videos About Space and the Universe You Might Find Interesting
| misner_gravitation.pdf |
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