Galaxies, Stars and Space - 10/14 to 10/26

Post date: Oct 14, 2015 5:32:25 PM

Keywords

Warm-ups

10/14 Make a Venn diagram comparing galaxy to star.

10/19 Make a Venn diagram comparing galaxy and solar system.

10/20 List the top seven keywords from LARGEST to smallest.

10/21 List the colors of the rainbow in order.

10/22 Make a Venn diagram comparing absolute magnitude to apparent magnitude.

10/23 Make a Venn diagram to compare neutron stars to black holes.

10/26 Describe how Protostellar Disks form.

Objectives

Galaxy (SS p. 8)

Star

Universe (SS p. 11)

Superclusters

light-year (SS p. 10)

Solar system (SS p. 7)

planet

Apparent Magnitude

Absolute Magnitude

Electromagnetic Spectrum (SS p. 188)

Nebula (SS p.21)

Main-sequence star (SS p. 35)

white dwarf (SS p. 31)

supernova (SS p. 32)

Assignments Due

  • SS Unit 1 Lesson 1 Structure of the Universe - 10/19

  • Galaxy Zoo using zoo3.galaxyzoo.org - 10/16

  • Star Finder - 10/21

  • SS U1L2 Stars - 10/22

  • SS U1L3 Life Cycle of Stars - 10/26

  • Life Cycle of Stars Project - 10/27

  • Portfolio: 9/24 to 10/26 - 10/28

  • Quiz: Stars and Galaxies -10/28

    • Describe the structure of the universe.

    • Describe the scale and distances between objects in the universe

    • Be able to describe the different types of stars and their physical properties.

    • Explain the possible life cycle of stars depending on their mass.

Advanced Due

  • At least 1 page of Present Technology and 1 page of History written with parenthetical citations or footnotes. Bibliography should contain at least 4 properly cited sources. - 10/23

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