9/30 - List all the units in the metric system you know for: length, volume, mass, and temperature. (Old ES pgs. 22-25)

10/1- On the shots fired by Greedo and Han on the front board, answer the following: Which shots are more precise? Which shots are more accurate?

10/2 - From Star Size Comparison HD - youtube.com

10/3 - Look at the abbreviation list and pick out 6 abbreviations you could use when taking notes or summarizing warm-up questions. Tape onto the back cover of your notebook.

10/4 - How do nanometer, micrometer, and millimeter size objects compare to a kilometer or bigger size objects? From video clip The Scale of the Universe - BI Science - Youtube.com

10/7 - Describe the limitations and capabilities of electron scanning microscope. THIS IS A BUTTERFLY! - youtube.com

10/8 - List the following seven objects from LARGEST to smallest: Galaxy, Star, Universe, Supercluster, light-year, Solar System, Planet.

10/9 - What are the three shapes of galaxies? Which shape is the Milky Way Galaxy (our galaxy)? (Old ES pgs. 582-584)

10/10 - Make a Venn diagram comparing galaxy and solar system. (Old ES 582)

10/15 -

1. What are the seven colors of the rainbow? (remember ROY G. BIV)

2. According to the spectral classes table:

• What is the coolest color of a star?

• What is the hottest color of a star?

• How does color correlate with mass and size?

• What color of star is there instead of green?

10/16 - Look at the H-R Diagram on old ES pgs. 578-579:

1. What is on the x and y axis of the H-R Diagram?

2. List the kinds of stars an H-R Diagram shows.

10/17 - Tape the H-R diagram into your notebook and then do the following:

1. Put the title H-R Diagram above it in your notebook.

2. Highlight or outline the sun with yellow.

3. Highlight or outline the Blue Giant region in blue.

4. Highlight or outline the Red Giant region in orange or red.

5. Outline the area and label where White Dwarfs would be found on the H-R diagram.

6. R_☉ means sun radii or solar radius. Interpret the diagram: How much brighter and bigger than the sun is the smallest Blue Giant? How about the star Betelgeuse?

10/21 - Look over the objectives in the Study Guide: Metric, Scale, and Stars. Write down at least 3 questions you have about what could be on the quiz tomorrow.

10/23 - From video on the Rosetta mission.

1. What is the purpose of the Rosetta mission?

2. What do they want to find out?

3. What engineering challenges do they have and how do they solve them?