Week #2: Tools of Astronomy and Our Moon
This week's Tasks : September 15th - 21st, 2014
Welcome to Week #2! Now that you have a basic understanding of the discipline of Earth Science, we are now going to move on to study Astronomy and Planetary Science. Over the next five weeks, you will be asked to perform many tasks. Please pay attention to the instructions that I will provide to you. Remember, that not submitting assignments on time will be assessed a 10% penalty.
Tasks will include demonstrating, interacting, communicating, describing, analyzing, recognizing and organizing your understanding of concepts within this unit of study. It is really important that you use your time management skills to complete all tasks in a timely manner. Good luck and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Tasks to Complete this week (students may complete in any order they please)
1. Complete Quiz #1 (DEADLINE to complete is 11:59 pm on September 21st) using the LMS (Based on Chapter 1 Study Guide & Chapter 2 Study Guide). Remember that you will only have one attempt to complete all quizzes. You also only have 20 minutes to complete, so make sure that you have completed the reading and study guide(s) before you attempt any quiz in this course. GO TO Assessment and then QUIZZES AND SELECT Quiz #1 when you are ready to complete it in full.
2. Open, read and complete all handouts for the following Powerpoint slideshows.
a. PPT: Tools of Astronomy (student worksheet)
b. PPT: The Moon (student worksheet)
3. Online Demonstrations and Simulations
* Each week I will be asking you to complete a series of online demonstrations and / or simulations that will help supplement your understanding of the key concepts in that section of the course. Please be sure to visit and complete these demos and / or simulations as most of them are quite useful and relevant.
4. Complete the Chapter 28 Study Guide - you will need to print this directly or you can complete it using google docs. Although I will not be collecting or evaluating the Study Guides, I highly recommend completing them as I often use questions directly from these guides. These guides are useful for keeping up with all content.
Access to Textbook Chapters for this week's content
Chapter 28: The Earth, Moon and Sun
5. Discussion and Debates: Please log in to the Discussion page (under Communication) in the LMS and contribute regularly to the class discussions / debate for this week. Students will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of their responses. Students are expected to post their opinions, ideas, thoughts and suggestions AND must also provide at least 2 comments under their colleagues comments. Students are also expected to make specific references to external websites, journal articles, books or magazines that support their point of view (doing so will help you achieve that LEVEL 4!)
This week's discussion / debate topics are:
a. Discussion Topic #1: The Fate of Our Universe.
b. Discussion Topic #2: Should Humans Attempt to Colonize Space?
6. Unit Activities / Assignments: Please complete the following activity this week and submit to Mr. Durk via the DROP BOX on the LMS.
To access this activity go to Class Tools, Content, Look for Assignment #1: The Night Sky.
Assignment #1: The Night Sky
* To assist you with this initial assignment, I would recommend the following apps / simulations to help you out.
The Night Sky App - iTunes
7. Complete weekly Video Journal Submissions: You are required to take detailed notes on the various informative videos that you will be watching this semester. Some videos you will need to take notes, others you will be asked to answer specific questions. You should be prepared to watch and copy notes for approximately 2 hours of relevant videos each week in the course.
VIDEOS TO WATCH THIS WEEK - Please add comments and point form notes to your "Video Journal" for each video. Submit your Video Journal to Mr. Durk via the DROP BOX or share with him at idurk@ugcloud.ca. Be sure to use the format that was outlined in the assignment page. (MUST BE UP TO DATE BY: 11:59pm on September 21st).
1. National Geographic: Hubble's Amazing Universe (45 min.)
2. The Moon - Could We Survive without it? (58 min.)
LEARNING GOALS FOR WEEK #2
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