Monday, October 31, 2005
Background Information Regarding Our Two Newly Discovered Satellites of Pluto
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Sky and Telescope - Mars: Which Side Is Visible?
Did you see Mars lately? Use this utility to identify the features you saw.
Sky and Telescope - Mars: Which Side Is Visible?
Sky and Telescope - Mars: Which Side Is Visible?
Friday, October 28, 2005
How to draw craters
Notes on craters and the cratering process
How to draw craters
Assignment: Create an imaginary lunar landscape
Assignment: Copy a photo of a real lunar crater
Assignment: learn the surface feature names for the following lunar surface features for a quiz next week:
Oceanus Procellarurm
Mare Frigoris
Mare Serenetatis
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Humorum
Mare Nubium
Mare Crisium
Mare Imbrium
Aristarchus
Kepler
Tycho
Grimaldi
Plato
Sinus Iridium
Sinus Medii
Plus their English translations.
How to draw craters
Assignment: Create an imaginary lunar landscape
Assignment: Copy a photo of a real lunar crater
Assignment: learn the surface feature names for the following lunar surface features for a quiz next week:
Oceanus Procellarurm
Mare Frigoris
Mare Serenetatis
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Humorum
Mare Nubium
Mare Crisium
Mare Imbrium
Aristarchus
Kepler
Tycho
Grimaldi
Plato
Sinus Iridium
Sinus Medii
Plus their English translations.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Sundials are due; eclipses
Lunar and Solar eclipses
Parts of the shadow of an eclipse
umbra
penumbra
conditions for a total solar eclipse
first contact
the solar corona
line of nodes
relative siae and distance of sun and moon
Lunar eclipses
refraction
Sundials are due.
Parts of the shadow of an eclipse
umbra
penumbra
conditions for a total solar eclipse
first contact
the solar corona
line of nodes
relative siae and distance of sun and moon
Lunar eclipses
refraction
Sundials are due.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Steve Spangler Science Experiment Denver's Brown Cloud
Monday, October 24, 2005
Moon phases and tides
Bring your observing notebook. We will explain moon phases and how they connect to tides of the earth, and learn how to predict tides and phases as a function of time. There is a nice summary page in the text, on page 28 I believe.
During the lesson you will learn the following vocabulary
waxing
waning
crescent
gibbous
first quarter
third quarter
full
new
tide
spring tide
neap tide
Newton's law of gravity (1st pass)
Plus how to predict the position of the moon in the sky and thus predict the tides.
During the lesson you will learn the following vocabulary
waxing
waning
crescent
gibbous
first quarter
third quarter
full
new
tide
spring tide
neap tide
Newton's law of gravity (1st pass)
Plus how to predict the position of the moon in the sky and thus predict the tides.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Consolidated Lunar Atlas
Terrestrial Impact Craters Slide Set
Deep Impact: Science: Cratering
Saturday, October 22, 2005
sundial confusion, new due dates
My original due date said:
Sundials are due on October 24 for odd-days and 25 for even days.
Turns out October 24 is even. Therefore the new due dates are:
EVEN October 26
ODD October 27
That should fix it.
Sundials are due on October 24 for odd-days and 25 for even days.
Turns out October 24 is even. Therefore the new due dates are:
EVEN October 26
ODD October 27
That should fix it.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Test over motions of the sun
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Test review
Review for a test on motions of the sun
Monday, October 10, 2005
Grade Check
Many papers returned. Grades posted for first progress reports
Amnesty Cards distributed.
Major Projects described. Some ideas are posted on the class web page.
Amnesty Cards distributed.
Major Projects described. Some ideas are posted on the class web page.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Sundial Rubric and due date
This is the rubric for how the sundials will be scored.
3= correct
2= partially correct
1 =incorrect, incomplete
0= not done
Each of the following characteristics will be evaluated.
1. DST correction on sundial including dates
2. Longitude correction for Antioch = +7.2 minutes applied and written on dial base.
3. EOT or Analemma or equivalent table displayed with instructions
4. AM /PM in correct spot
5. Clock face never in total shade
6. Waterproof
7. Sturdy enough to hold itself together
8. Angles on the stick and face OK
9. Face is perpendicular to stick (equatorial) or angles calculated correctly (horizontal).
10. Motto or quotation relating to time, astronomy, sunlight etc., on the base.
Sundials are due on October 24 for odd-days and 25 for even days.
3= correct
2= partially correct
1 =incorrect, incomplete
0= not done
Each of the following characteristics will be evaluated.
1. DST correction on sundial including dates
2. Longitude correction for Antioch = +7.2 minutes applied and written on dial base.
3. EOT or Analemma or equivalent table displayed with instructions
4. AM /PM in correct spot
5. Clock face never in total shade
6. Waterproof
7. Sturdy enough to hold itself together
8. Angles on the stick and face OK
9. Face is perpendicular to stick (equatorial) or angles calculated correctly (horizontal).
10. Motto or quotation relating to time, astronomy, sunlight etc., on the base.
Sundials are due on October 24 for odd-days and 25 for even days.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Sundial instructions complete; the analemma; planisphere questions
We pick up loose ends from several days in class by looking at the planisphere questions.
Then we will finish the explanation of the analemma, which leads us to the final design for our sundials.
We will finalize the sundial design and make the due date.
Then we will finish the explanation of the analemma, which leads us to the final design for our sundials.
We will finalize the sundial design and make the due date.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Build a planisphere; bring book;Stonehenges due
A reading and homework assignment will be made from the book. Materials will be available for you to make your own star wheel.
Your stonehenge projects are due today.
Your stonehenge projects are due today.
