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Gr 12 | 6 Class Credits 1 Lab Credit |Year-Long | 6x per Cycle
Gr 12 | 6 Class Credits 1 Lab Credit |Year-Long | 6x per Cycle
PREREQUISITE: Students must have completed one year of physics and one year of chemistry. This course is offered at ACP or Honors level. Students will solidify their level at the beginning of the course. This course is limited to seniors.
PREREQUISITE: Students must have completed one year of physics and one year of chemistry. This course is offered at ACP or Honors level. Students will solidify their level at the beginning of the course. This course is limited to seniors.
What started the Big Bang? Do aliens exist? What will happen to our universe? Some of the biggest questions in science stem from astronomy. While these questions remain unanswerable, there is a lot astronomers do know about the universe that help look at these questions. The goal of the course is for students to gain an understanding of many astronomical topics while appreciating all that is yet to be discovered! This course covers a wide range of topics about the wonders of the universe, including comparative planetology, stellar evolution, astrobiology, cosmology, the future of our universe, astrophysics, and current events.
This course is offered as a mixed H / ACP course. Honors students should expect to complete outside reading and online discussions as a primary component of the additional honors curriculum, in addition to extended lab analysis questions and project components. In addition to labs, all students will complete a number of projects to demonstrate their understanding of the content, many of which will require class presentations.
This course is offered at the combined ACP/Honors level. Students will be placed in the Honors section for scheduling purposes only. Students will be able to designate which level they would like to be assessed at in the fall once they learn about course expectations.
Essential Skills in the Astronomy ACP/H Classroom
Essential Skills in the Astronomy ACP/H Classroom
SKILL 1: Investigating Practices
Students will be able to solve problems mathematically using relevant content in familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts.
Students will be able to use proportional reasoning to solve problems using relevant content in familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts.
SKILL 2: Sensemaking Practices
Students will be able to analyze and interpret data using relevant content in familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts.
Students will be able to construct an explanation for a scientific phenomenon using relevant content in familiar and/or unfamiliar contexts.
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