November 11th, 2011 Honors AstronomyCongrats to Men’ Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0

WARM UP: Next slide .

1) Warm Up2) One or more of the following:

A. Unit 2 Section 2, 3B. Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose

this packet!

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do we measure distances and sizes in space?

AGENDA

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured

Answer in Complete sentences1) How long was the exposure time in this picture? (Use the multiple choices for help!) 2) What star is located just to the left of the building (around which the other stars are rotating)? 3) Why is this star significant?Bonus: This kind of photo is called a ______?

A. A few secondsB. A few minutesC. About 20-30 minutesD. Two hoursE. There’s no way to tell

November 11th, 2011 Honors AstronomyFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: .

Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson.VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations, asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases.

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NOTES:.

PRACTICE:

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Ecliptic

November 10, 2011 Honors Astronomy

WARM UP: Sign in info for Zooinverse

1) Intro to Zooinverse2) Zooinverse

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do we measure distances and sizes in space?

AGENDA

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured

November 9th, 2011 Honors AstronomyCongrats to Men’ Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0

WARM UP: Next slide . Pseudo-Quiz- Either answer in complete sentences or write Question and write out answer (use the question and the answer box on your warm up sheet if you need)

1) Warm Up2) Quiz for those who missed it.3) One or more of the following:

A. Unit 2 Section 2, 3B. Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose

this packet!MEET ON MAIN FLOOR LIBRARY ON THURSDAY 11/10

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do we measure distances and sizes in space?

AGENDA

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured

1) The sky is divided into 88 zones called:A. Degrees B. Tropics C. Constellations D. Signs2) The map of the entire sky is called:A. A meridian B. A sky finder C. The celestial sphere D. The galactic directory

3) Objects are located on the celestial sphere in units of:A. Miles B. Kilometers C. Light years D. Parsecs E. Degrees

4) The angular size of your fist, held at arms length, is about:A. 1 degree B. 10 degrees C. 5 inches D. 10 inches

5) During the year the Sun appears in front of different groups of stars. What are these called? A. Circumpolar stars B. Circumsolar stars C. The constellations of the zodiac. D. Tropical constellationsE. Solstice stars

November 9th, 2011 Honors AstronomyFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: .

Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson.VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations, asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases.

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NOTES:.

PRACTICE:

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Ecliptic

November 8th, 2011 Honors AstronomyCongrats to Ladies Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0

WARM UP: Next slide

1) Warm Up2) Quiz for those who missed it.3) One or more of the following:

A. Unit 2 Section 2, 3B. The Ecliptic in class assignment (Finish)C. Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose

this packet!MEET ON MAIN FLOOR LIBRARY ON THURSDAY 11/10

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do we measure distances and sizes in space?

AGENDA

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured

Draw the above figure. The line indicates a cross-section of our solar system. The curve indicates the outermost region where you would find comets. 1) On this line mark in the eight planets (Earth, Jupiter, Mars,

Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus). Please indicate in rough portion.

2) Label the three ‘regions’ – Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.

3) What does the line represent? Label it.

Earth

Jupiter

Mars

Mercury

Saturn

Neptune

Uranus

Venus

Asteroid B

elt

Kuiper B

eltO

ort Cloud

November 7th, 2011 Honors AstronomyFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: .

Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson.VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations, asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases.

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NOTES:.

PRACTICE:

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Ecliptic

Ask your chemistry teacher if they know Ds, Rg, and Cn.

Elements 110, 111 and 112 have been named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn).

November 8th, 2011 Honors Astronomy

WARM UP: NEXT SLIDE: You must copy question and drawing

1) Warm Up2) One or more of the following:

A. Unit 2 Section 2, 3B. The Ecliptic in class assignment (Finish)C. Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not

lose this packet!

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do we measure distances and sizes in space?

AGENDA

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured

An observer in the Northern Hemisphere takes a time exposure photograph of the night sky. If the illustration depicts the photograph taken by the observer, which direction was the camera pointing?

November 8th, 2011 Honors AstronomyFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: .

Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson.VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations, asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases.

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NOTES:.

PRACTICE:

ASSIGNMENTS:

The Ecliptic

Conjunction

OppositionSuperior Conjunction

Inferior Conjunction AphelionPe

rihelion

EARTH

On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions based on your reading and the that of the other groups.

1) How did the idea of Frankenstein come about?2) What is the controversy over the particulars of Mary

Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein?3) How could volcanoes figure into the writing of

Frankenstein?4) How did the astronomer’s go about proving or

disproving the story behind the writing of Frankenstein?5) What was their conclusion?