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February 17th 2012 . ESSENTIAL QUESTION :. What did Galileo contribute to astronomy? How do Kepler’s Three Laws of Planetary Motion describe orbits? . LEARNING OBJECTIVE:. Describe Galileo’s contributions to astronomy Describe what Kepler’s first law tells us about planetary orbits.
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February 17th 2012 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What did Galileo contribute to astronomy? How do Kepler’s Three Laws of Planetary Motion describe orbits? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe Galileo’s contributions to astronomy Describe what Kepler’s first law tells us about planetary orbits WARM UP: 1,3-6: How many accelerators does your car have? What are they? • 2nd Period: Draw an ellipse, label aphelion & perihelion. Indicate kinetic energy & potential energy at its greatest. Indicate where it becomes more than half KE. AGENDA • Warm up • Who was Newton? Why do we care? • Kepler– Things go round in circles ellipses • REFLECTION: Newton, Galileo, Kepler or Tycho – who would you want to have dinner with and why?
February 17th, 2012 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: heliocentric, geocentric, epicycle, retrograde, potential energy, kinetic energy, Kepler’s 3 Laws. Perihelion, Aphelion, Semi major axis, Semi-Minor Axis, declination, right ascension. . PRACTICE: ASSIGNMENTS: Book assignment – Due Retrograde Motion Assignment Due Warm ups Due Quiz: 2nd Period on Tuesday, 1,3-6 Wednesday or Thurs. NOTES:
February 16th 2012 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What did Galileo contribute to astronomy? How do Kepler’s Three Laws of Planetary Motion describe orbits? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe Galileo’s contributions to astronomy Describe what Kepler’s first law tells us about planetary orbits WARM UP: WHAT DO YOU THINK: What is gravity and what factors affect gravity? Not going over this one – tell me what you think! AGENDA • Warm up • Let me know if you need to finish or take the QUIZ • Who was Newton? 2nd Period Who was Kepler?
February 16th, 2012 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: heliocentric, geocentric, epicycle, retrograde, potential energy, kinetic energy, Kepler’s 3 Laws. Perihelion, Aphelion, Semi major axis, Semi-Minor Axis, declination, right ascension. . PRACTICE: ASSIGNMENTS: Book assignment – Due Retrograde Motion Assignment Due Warm ups Due Quiz: 2nd Period on Tuesday, 1,3-6 Wednesday or Thurs. NOTES:
February 15th 2012 Bonus The Kepler Elves (which are related to the Keebler Elves) live in a tree. They also make cookies. What shape are their cookies and where in the tree trunk would you find the elves that take the longest time to bake the cookies?
February 15th 2012 – Happy National Break-up Day – Part II ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What did Galileo contribute to astronomy 2nd Per: Describe the evolution of the Heliocentric model LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe Galileo’s contributions to astronomy 2nd: Understand how the Geocentric model evolved WARM UP: WHAT DO YOU THINK: What do you think are Newton’s three laws of motion (actually it should be called Newton’s Three Laws of Forces) AGENDA • Warm up • QUIZ!!!!! Yeah, Alright! Groovy-cool! SCORE! 1,3-6 Kepler, 2 Geocentric
February 15th, 2012 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: heliocentric, geocentric, epicycle, retrograde, potential energy, kinetic energy, Kepler’s 3 Laws. Perihelion, Aphelion, Semi major axis, Semi-Minor Axis, declination, right ascension. . PRACTICE: ASSIGNMENTS: Book assignment – Due Retrograde Motion Assignment Due Warm ups Due Quiz: 2nd Period on Tuesday, 1,3-6 Wednesday or Thurs. NOTES:
February 14th 2012 – HAPPY VALENTINES! ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What did Galileo contribute to astronomy 2nd Per: Describe the evolution of the Heliocentric model LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe Galileo’s contributions to astronomy 2nd: Understand how the Geocentric model evolved WARM UP: Per 1,3-6 What was Galileo’s problem with Aristotelian view of the world? Per 2: What was Copernicus idea of the solar system and what was the problem with it? AGENDA • Warm up • Life of Galileo • 2nd Period: Kepler LIfe • 2nd Per- Task analysis – Kepler’s Laws
February 14th, 2012 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: heliocentric, geocentric, epicycle, retrograde, potential energy, kinetic energy, Kepler’s 3 Laws. Perihelion, Aphelion, Semi major axis, Semi-Minor Axis, declination, right ascension. . PRACTICE: ASSIGNMENTS: Book assignment – Due Retrograde Motion Assignment Due Warm ups Due Quiz: 2nd Period on Tuesday, 1,3-6 Wednesday or Thurs. NOTES:
Best science quote on love: Gravity can not be held responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein
February 13th 2012 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Describe and apply Kepler’s Three Laws 2nd Per: Describe the evolution of the Heliocentric model LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Understand Kepler’s Second Law and the history behind it. 2nd: Understand how the Geocentric model evolved WARM UP: Per 1,3-6 Draw an ellipse, label aphelion & perihelion. Indicate kinetic energy & potential energy at its greatest. Indicate where it becomes more than halfKE. Per 2: Discuss what the epicycles, equant and eccentric solved for the ancient Greeks AGENDA • Warm up • Kepler’s Laws (2nd Per – geocentric model) • Task analysis – Kepler’s Laws, • 2nd Per- Retrograde Motion Activity and book work
February 13th, 2012 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: heliocentric, geocentric, epicycle, retrograde, potential energy, kinetic energy, Kepler’s 3 Laws. Perihelion, Aphelion, Semi major axis, Semi-Minor Axis, declination, right ascension. . PRACTICE: ASSIGNMENTS: Book assignment – Due Retrograde Motion Assignment Due Warm ups Due Quiz: 2nd Period on Tuesday, 1,3-6 Wednesday or Thurs. NOTES:
Perihelion Inferior Conjunction Aphelion Opposition Conjunction EARTH Superior Conjunction