Weekly Learning Objectives and Study Questions
Each of the documents below includes learning objectives and study questions for that week's lesson. If you understand the facts and ideas that underlie the questions you will be well prepared for our in-class activities and exams. Because these documents are PDF files you will need to install a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view them.
Weekly lesson |
| Chapter 1: Earth-Sun-Moon relationships |
| Chapter 2: Science and our understanding of the solar system |
| Chapter 3: Light and telescopes |
| Chapter 4: Spectra and atomic structure |
| Chapter 5: Formation of planetary systems |
| Chapter 6: Earth and Moon |
| Chapter 7: Mercury, Venus, and Mars |
| Chapter 8: Outer planets |
| Chapter 9: Asteroids and comets |
| Chapter 10: Sun |
| Chapter 11: Characterizing stars |
| Chapter 12: Early lives of stars |
| Chapter 13: Deaths of stars |
| Chapter 14: Black holes |
| Chapter 15: Milky Way galaxy |
| Chapter 16: Galaxies |
| Chapter 17: Quasars and active galaxies |
| Chapter 18: Cosmology |
Writing Assignments
Each assignment below is linked to instructions for a part of the larger writing assignment. The instruction page includes examples, grading rubrics, and links to the articles themselves.
Writing assignments |
Date assigned |
Date due |
| Assignment 1: Outline of article | 24-Oct-2012 | 29-Oct-2012 |
| Assignment 2: Abstract of article | 21-Nov-2012 | 28-Nov-2012 |
| Assignment 3: Revised abstract | 10-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 |
