Friday, Mar. 1, 2013

Happy March Friends, Spring is just around the corner!!!!!!!

More Sun

Solar Flares
Video 1
Draw and describe the scale used to rate solar flares.
Name 3 things X level flares damage.

Solar Winds
Video 1
Can you feel a solar wind?

Sun Quiz
Take the quiz and write down how you did.
Click Here

Here Comes The Sun
Listen to the sun songs and pick which is your favorite.  Please write 5-7 sentences.
Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone (cover)
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Whithers
Island in the Sun - Weezer

Bonus: Write or find your own song about the sun.

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013

Sun's Atmosphere

Compare
Watch the 3 videos.  Which video is the best and why (3-5 sentences)?
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

Draw 1
Draw a diagram of the Sun's atmosphere
Diagram Examples:
Example 1
Example 2

Nuclear Fusion on the Sun
Watch the video and read below.  Descibe in your own words what thermonuclear fusion as it relates to the sun. (2-3 sentences)

Video 1
Video 2

What is Thermonuclear Fusion?
Thermonuclear fusion is the process in which a star produce its light, heat, and energy. This happens at the core of the star. The core is superheated to millions of degrees. This heat travels towards the surface and radiates out into the universe. Through this thermonuclear process, stars "burn" a fuel known as hydrogen. The result is that they create another type of fuel known as helium. However, stars do not burn in the same way that a fire does, because stars are not on fire.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013

Space Mnemonics

Come up with your own mnemonic for the planets.

The planets in order from the sun are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

For example: My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos

Viewing Astronomical Objects

Telescopes
Video 1
What are the two types of telescopes?
The objective lens brings the ___________ into focus.
The eyepiece lens ____________ light collected.
Pause the video and draw a refractor telescope (1:22)

Video 2
NetTrekker Login
username: lesstu2
password: student

Vocab from Video 2 - Define in your own words
Focus
Retina
Refract
Reflect
Magnify
Infrared Light

Video 3
Zoom in with Hubble Telescope

Picture Gallery 1
Look at the pictures below:
Find "the crow".  Why is it called the crow?
Find the "black hole" image.  Which galaxy is it in?
Find the "dying star" and describe it

Monday, Feb. 25, 2013

Note follow up:
Draw one example of a emitter, reflector, and absorber.  Explain why you drew the object.
I drew a ______________ as a ______________ because: 


Heliocentric vs. Geocentric

Ptolemy

Watch Video 1

Read "A Brief History of Astronomy" and answer the questions

Scroll down to Claudius Ptolemy

1.     Who is Claudius Ptolemy?
2.     How did Ptolemy observe space?

Galileo Galilei

Video 1

When did Galieo live and die? ______ - ______

Write down two things Galileo acomplished.

What is he "most importantly" known as?

Read "A Brief History of Astronomy" and answer the questions

Scroll down to Galileo Galilei

1.   Galileo was the first "________ _________".

2.   Using _________ of his own design and manufacture, Galileo also made many discoveries in _________.

3.   List 3 things Galileo discovered with his telescope

Heliocentric vs. Geocentric
Draw the Geocentric and Heliocentric models. Click here for example.  
What is the main difference between the two models? (1 paragraph)
Which one do we now know to be correct?