Assignments

Astronomy Check in - Just a quick assignment with a few questions. (DUE APRIL 6th)

Astronomy Vocabulary - You can find the definitions of these words in the textbook in Moodle. Please complete this and keep it in your notebook/file location. (DUE APRIL 6th)

Early Astronomers - Find the required information on the ten early astronomers listed. Please complete this and keep it in your notebook/file location.(DUE APRIL 6th)

Applying Kepler's Laws - Let's take a closer look at Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion. (DUE APRIL 6th)

Star Brochure - Choose one of the listed stars and create a brochure. (DUE APRIL 6th)

Big Bang Theory - Watch a short video of Bill Nye talking about the Big Bang Theory and answer a couple questions. (Due April 13th)

Motion of the Planets PhET Sim. - Complete the assigned sim. This simulation should work on any computer. (Due April 13th)

• Watch this video for a comical description on Pluto's plight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2gbGXzFbs

Cosmos - A Sky Full of Ghosts - Watch this episode of Cosmos and respond to the questions. This episode is roughly 45 minutes, but it is highly informative. Neil degrasse Tyson will explain how light travels in space and time. (Due April 13th)

Scattering of Light - Dovetailing off the Cosmos episode, Dr. Walter Lewin from MIT gives a lecture on Rayleigh and Mie scattering. He will explain and demonstrate why the sky is blue, clouds are white, and sunrises and sunsets are red. The entire video is about an hour and is filled with some basic physics topics. If you're at all interested I highly recommend it. I only need you, however, to watch between these minute marks: 27:52 - 44:06. (Due April 13th)

Exoplanets - Read through the Moodle book and submit the questions in Moodle. (Due April 20th)

Radio Astronomy Part 1 - Read through lab and answer discussion questions. (Due April 20th)

Radio Astronomy Part 2 - Read through lab, complete calculations from data once it is provided, and answer the discussion questions. (Due April 20th)

NASA's Eyes - Download NASA's Eyes software (found in Moodle beneath this assignment!) and complete the assignment. If NASA's Eyes will not install, use this website(Due April 20th)

Final Astronomy Assignment - Read the passage or watch the video clip and complete a forum discussion.(Due April 20th)