Astronomy
5/21: It's official then. The very last APES test is Friday, May 24 during sixth period. I will be dropping your lowest test score. If this is your lowest, then it will not count towards your grade. If you are happy with your grade, you are DONE!!!! But - please do the survey to help improve APES for the next class!
5/20: Quizlets on Astronomy. For your learning pleasure!
5/21: What will happen to our Sun in its old age? Find out here. And if you can't wait for the ending to this story, here's the last word from me on our universe. But is it ever ending???
5/20: How are stars compared - a talent show? Learn the star classification here. We'll be doing this in class, but if you miss class, here you go. It continues with the star guided notes.
5/17: Our sun - what a great big burning ball of fire. If we had a classroom, I would have discussed this in class. As we are not, here's the nearpod. It is the length of a class - about 50 minutes, so you are welcome to break it up into 15 minutes blocks.
3_StarsNotes.pdfhttps://app.nearpod.com/?pin=7CTJP
5/15: Here's the scoop on asteroids, meteors, and the Oort Cloud. And the final word on the Solar System goes to Kepler, who had a eureka moment. You will NOT need to know the specifics Kepler's three laws for the astronomy exam. Just know there is a reason for the orbital path of the planets.
5/15: The solar system - formation and planets (no pluto). There are two nearpods on the solar system. The first covers the formation with a brief mention of the planets. I've placed the guided notes into your folders. The second nearpod covers the planets in greater detail.
2_SolarSystem_GuidedNotes.pdf
5/13: Nearpod on Introduction to Astronomy. Since a number of different people are in and out this week due to AP exams, I've created these nearpods for you to take at your own pace. Next week, we'll do more in-class activities, like make spaceships and calculate distances. We are limited on time, so you'll need to take more than one nearpod - they are fairly short. Weekends are made for nearpods!
1_Astronomy_GuidedNotes.pdf