Unit 1: Astronomy - The sun, the stars and the universe
The Earth, the moon and the seasons
Constellations: Legends behind the constellations.
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Reflection #2 - Jan 30
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
- Why wasn't the zodiac symbol of your horoscope in the night sky at the time of your birth? What is this effect called? What does this mean for the future?
- What causes the seasons? Explain.
- Why should we (YOU!) look out at the sky each night? What benefit does it serve?
The Moon
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Our oreo moons:
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Reflection #3 - Jan 31
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
- What is a tide? What causes it?
- Is the moon moving away from Earth? Explain. Hint - talk about the Tidal Bulge
- What is different about the 2 crescent phases of the moon?
- Explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur. How are they different?
- Why don't solar and lunar eclipses occur every month? hint
Stars and the Sun
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
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Star life cycle
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A look at "Strange Stars". This video references some complicated stuff, but it's really neat!
The Life of a Star assignment: Due Fab 14
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Star Spectral Patterns and the Doppler Effect
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Although we think of sunlight or starlight as white, it is really composed of a spectrum of colours. But when the spectrum is closely examined, the rainbow is interrupted by hundreds of tiny dark lines (called Fraunhofer lines). These lines show that some wavelengths are being absorbed by gases in the outer atmosphere of the Sun, and from this, we can determine which elements are in the Sun's atmosphere.
Exploring star spectra - Link (need flash payer installed)
Spectroanalysis demo: Link
What can a star's spectrum tell us? Link
Exploring star spectra - Link (need flash payer installed)
Spectroanalysis demo: Link
What can a star's spectrum tell us? Link
H-R diagram assignment - Feb 20
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Reflection #4 - Feb 21
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
Respond to the following questions on your Reflections page. Be sure to use our fancy astronomy vocabulary in your response.
- Why is it important to study the Sun and other stars? Be specific.
- What is the Doppler effect and how does it tell us information about stars? What does it mean to be blue or red shifted?
- Explain how the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is created and what it represents. Think back to your H-R lab
- Over time, what will happen to our Sun? Why?
Parallax and the Distance to Stars Lab
After you have graphed your results, take a photo of it, post it on your eP in Unit 1 under the appropriate title and answer the questions and write your conclusion under the photo. Due: Feb 25 |
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The expanding Universe Lab
Take a photo of your balloon apparatus during the lab. Under the title "The Expanding Universe lab" please post this photo, and your table of results. Also answer the lab questions under your results table. Due: |
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Reflection #5 Due: March 6
Pick one of the questions about using space resources from the back of your "Exploring Space: Past, Present, and Future" handout and answer it to the best of your ability on your Reflections page of your ePortfolio. Be thorough in your response, use at least 5 sentences and evidence (from the reading, or another source online) to support your view. Don't forget to cite your sources!
To make things easier, here are the questions (pick 1 to answer)
Pick one of the questions about using space resources from the back of your "Exploring Space: Past, Present, and Future" handout and answer it to the best of your ability on your Reflections page of your ePortfolio. Be thorough in your response, use at least 5 sentences and evidence (from the reading, or another source online) to support your view. Don't forget to cite your sources!
To make things easier, here are the questions (pick 1 to answer)
- How can we ensure that space resources will be used to help all people?
- Do humans have the right to take resources from other parts of the solar system?
- What the effects of space travel on Earth's natural systems?
- What effects does removing resources have on other planets, asteroids, and moons?
- Who owns space resources?
- Who should decide how spaces resources will be used?
Investigating the Planets partner project
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SciShow Space videos to help your research, and the link to CrashCourse videos is below.
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Astronomy Inquiry Opportunity - our last space assignment! - Due March 13
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PBS Crash Course Astronomy videos |