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November 11th, 2011 Honors Astronomy

November 11th, 2011 Honors Astronomy Congrats to Men’ Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0. ESSENTIAL QUESTION:. How do we measure distances and sizes in space?. LEARNING OBJECTIVE:. How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured. WARM UP: Next slide . . AGENDA. Warm Up

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November 11th, 2011 Honors Astronomy

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  1. November 11th, 2011 Honors Astronomy Congrats to Men’ Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we measure distances and sizes in space? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured WARM UP: Next slide . AGENDA • Warm Up • One or more of the following: • Unit 2 Section 2, 3 • Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose this packet!

  2. Answer in Complete sentences1) How long was the exposure time in this picture? (Use the multiple choices for help!) 2) What star is located just to the left of the building (around which the other stars are rotating)? 3) Why is this star significant?Bonus: This kind of photo is called a ______? • A few seconds • A few minutes • About 20-30 minutes • Two hours • There’s no way to tell

  3. November 11th, 2011 Honors Astronomy FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations,asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases. . PRACTICE: The Ecliptic ASSIGNMENTS: NOTES:.

  4. November 10, 2011 Honors Astronomy ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we measure distances and sizes in space? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured WARM UP: Sign in info for Zooinverse AGENDA • Intro to Zooinverse • Zooinverse

  5. November 9th, 2011 Honors Astronomy Congrats to Men’ Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we measure distances and sizes in space? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured WARM UP: Next slide . Pseudo-Quiz- Either answer in complete sentences or write Question and write out answer (use the question and the answer box on your warm up sheet if you need) AGENDA • Warm Up • Quiz for those who missed it. • One or more of the following: • Unit 2 Section 2, 3 • Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose this packet! • MEET ON MAIN FLOOR LIBRARY ON THURSDAY 11/10

  6. 1) The sky is divided into 88 zones called: 2) The map of the entire sky is called: A. A meridian B. A sky finder C. The celestial sphere D. The galactic directory 3) Objects are located on the celestial sphere in units of: A. Degrees B. TropicsC. ConstellationsD. Signs A. Miles B. Kilometers C. Light years D. Parsecs E. Degrees 4) The angular size of your fist, held at arms length, is about: • A. 1 degree B. 10 degrees C. 5 inches D. 10 inches 5) During the year the Sun appears in front of different groups of stars. What are these called? A. Circumpolar stars B. Circumsolar stars C. The constellations of the zodiac. D. Tropical constellations E. Solstice stars

  7. November 9th, 2011 Honors Astronomy FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations,asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases. . PRACTICE: The Ecliptic ASSIGNMENTS: NOTES:.

  8. November 8th, 2011 Honors Astronomy Congrats to Ladies Soccer in shutting out the Evil Empire (DP), 3-0 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we measure distances and sizes in space? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured WARM UP: Next slide AGENDA • Warm Up • Quiz for those who missed it. • One or more of the following: • Unit 2 Section 2, 3 • The Ecliptic in class assignment (Finish) • Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose this packet! • MEET ON MAIN FLOOR LIBRARY ON THURSDAY 11/10

  9. Draw the above figure. The line indicates a cross-section of our solar system. The curve indicates the outermost region where you would find comets. On this line mark in the eight planets (Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus). Please indicate in rough portion. Label the three ‘regions’ – Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. What does the line represent? Label it.

  10. Mars Earth Saturn Venus Jupiter Uranus Asteroid Belt Mercury Neptune Kuiper Belt Oort Cloud

  11. November 7th, 2011 Honors Astronomy FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations,asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases. . PRACTICE: The Ecliptic ASSIGNMENTS: NOTES:.

  12. Ask your chemistry teacher if they know Ds, Rg, and Cn. Elements 110, 111 and 112 have been named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn).

  13. November 8th, 2011 Honors Astronomy ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we measure distances and sizes in space? LEARNING OBJECTIVE: How are the apparent magnitudes of stars measured WARM UP: NEXT SLIDE: You must copy question and drawing AGENDA • Warm Up • One or more of the following: • Unit 2 Section 2, 3 • The Ecliptic in class assignment (Finish) • Ranking Task Motions in the Sky (pages 1-5) Do not lose this packet!

  14. An observer in the Northern Hemisphere takes a time exposure photograph of the night sky. If the illustration depicts the photograph taken by the observer, which direction was the camera pointing?

  15. November 8th, 2011 Honors Astronomy FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: . Teacher led Questions on student’s understanding of today’s lesson. VOCABULARY: celestial sphere. Constellations,asterism Magnitude, Intensity, Angular sizes, Small Angle Formula, Parsec, elevation, zenith, meridian, equatorial, seasons, phases. . PRACTICE: The Ecliptic ASSIGNMENTS: NOTES:.

  16. Perihelion Inferior Conjunction Aphelion Opposition Conjunction EARTH Superior Conjunction

  17. On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions based on your reading and the that of the other groups. • How did the idea of Frankenstein come about? • What is the controversy over the particulars of Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein? • How could volcanoes figure into the writing of Frankenstein? • How did the astronomer’s go about proving or disproving the story behind the writing of Frankenstein? • What was their conclusion?

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