8 Ch 10 Other Planetary Systems Crater Creation
9 Exam II Ch 11 Our Star
10 Ch 12 Surveying the Stars Ch 13 Star Stuff Crab Nebula Due: Observation Check II
11 Ch 14 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard HR Diagram Due: Night Sky II
12 Exam III Ch 15 Our Galaxy Milky Way Galaxy
13 Ch 16 A Universe of Galaxies Ch 17 The Birth of the Universe Hubble’s Law Due: Sun or Moon Project
14 Ch 18 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, & the Fate of the Universe
15 Ch 19 Life in the Universe Drake Equation
16 Final
| Week | Chapters / Exam | Experiments | Other |
|---|
| 1 | Ch 1 A Modern View of the Universe
Ch 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself | Night Sky I
Scientific Method | Syllabus quiz
Plagiarism quiz
Discussion: Introductions |
| 2 | Ch 3 The Science of Astronomy
Ch 4 Making Sense of the Universe
Ch 5 Light and Telescopes | Assign: Night Sky II
Seasons
Phases of the Moon | Moon Proposals |
| 3 | Exam I (Due Wednesday)
Ch 6 Formation of the Solar System
Ch 7 Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds | Light and Spectra
Scale Solar System | |
| 4 | Ch 8 Jovian Planet Systems
Ch 9 Asteroids, Comets & Dwarf Planets
Ch 10 Other Planetary Systems | Mass of Jupiter
Crater Creation | Moon Check I |
| 5 | Exam II (Due Wednesday)
Ch 11 Our Star
Ch 12 Surveying the Stars | Crab Nebula
HR Diagram | |
| 6 | Ch 13 Star Stuff
Ch 14 The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
Exam III | Milky Way Galaxy | Moon Check II |
| 7 | Ch 15 Our Galaxy
Ch 16 A Universe of Galaxies
Ch 17 The Birth of the Universe | Hubble’s Law & Cosmology
Due: Night Sky II | |
| 8 | Ch 18 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, & the Fate of the Universe
Ch 19 Life in the Universe
Final | Drake Equation | Moon Project
Discussion: Favorite or missed topic |