WEEK 1: 11/30 to 12/4/2009
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UNIT: Astronomy - Structure of the Universe
Class Topics
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Monday
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The Organization of Matter in the Universe.
Scale of the Universe: Powers of Ten video.
The Big Bang: basics of steady state v. inflationary theory.
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| Tuesday |
Origins: Back to the Beginning (Big Bang) video. |
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| Wednesday |
Origins: Back to the Beginning video, cont'd to end. |
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| Thursday |
Galaxy Clusters & Galaxies (shapes, movements).
Read Galaxy excerpt from Don't Know Much About the Universe by Kenneth Davis.
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Study for quiz. |
| Friday |
QUIZ
Parts of a Star (Star Structure).
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WEEK 2: 12/7 to 12/11/2009
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UNIT: Astronomy - Structure of the Universe
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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Life cycles of a stars, depending on star size (Stellar Evolution).
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| Tuesday |
Life cycles of stars, finish up.
Using an H-R diagram organize stars by size, brightness & life stage (animated H-R diagram).
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| Wednesday |
Structure of the Solar System:
History of how our view of the solar system has changed over the last 1,000 years.
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| Thursday |
Structure of the Solar System:
Planet orbits.
Planet sizes.
Planets' compositions.
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| Friday |
QUIZ
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WEEK 3: 12/14 to 12/18/2009
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UNIT: Astronomy - Structure of the Universe
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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Determining the position of stars:
seeing stars in sky v. knowing where they are in space.
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| Tuesday |
Planet Movement:
the way we see planets move across the sky v. planet movement along their orbit pathways.
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| Wednesday |
Review for Test. |
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| Thursday |
TEST |
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| Friday |
The zodiac. |
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WEEK 4: 1/4 to 1/8/2010
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UNIT: Astronomy - Naked Eye
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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Moving through the Zodiac: constellations through
the night and through the year.
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| Tuesday |
Constellations and the timing of the seasons. |
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| Wednesday |
The sun's apparent movement through the
ecliptic: daily and monthly.
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| Thursday |
The sun's apparent movement through the
ecliptic: annually. |
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| Friday |
The sun's apparent path across the sky:
daily and as it changes through the seasons.
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Find out your public library card number and write the number in your planner. |
WEEK 5: 1/11 to 1/15/2010
| Date |
UNIT: Astronomy - Naked Eye
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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QUIZ |
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| Tuesday |
Introduction to science portion of
Archeoastronomy project (integration with Spanish).
Make topic assignments & discuss research strategies.
Make plans to share posters with 5th graders.
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 8 Archeoastronomy Poster Guidelines
Poster Rubric
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| Wednesday |
Project Work Time: research & note-taking. |
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| Thursday |
Path of the Sun (naked-eye).
Project work time: research & note-taking.
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| Friday |
Planets and their movements (naked eye). |
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WEEK 6: 1/18 to 1/22/2010
| Date |
UNIT: Astronomy - Naked Eye
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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No school - MLK, Jr. Day. |
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| Tuesday |
Astronomical explanation for the Seasons (naked eye).
Project work time:
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| Wednesday |
Movement and Phases of the Moon. |
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| Thursday |
Effects of the Moon on Earth: tides. |
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| Friday |
Review for TEST.
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WEEK 7: 1/25 to 1/29/2010
| Date |
UNIT: Astronomy - Naked Eye
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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Review for TEST. |
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| Tuesday |
TEST on all naked eye astronomy topics. |
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| Wednesday |
Final project work day. |
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| Thursday |
Formal presentations of posters. |
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| Friday |
Formal presentations of posters. |
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WEEK 8: 2/1 to 2/5/2010
| Date |
UNIT: Astronomy - Naked Eye
Class Topics
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Assignments |
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Monday
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Formal presentations of posters. |
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