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A short, topical video was shown.
ALL students were given their fully graded experiences. Parents with questions are urged to contact me by email or phone before Friday morning.

Students completed these review sheets in preparation for the test tomorrow:
Astronomy Guided ReadingCH23.1.doc

We covered the questions from the homework and took a quiz. Here is the back of the worksheet due tomorrow:
Planetology Problems.doc

two worksheets codifying comparative planetology were assigned. One side is due Monday 24 Jan, the other will be completed in class.

A quiz over the types of solar system materials is rapidly approaching.

The review handout was given for the test tomorrow, 12 November.

Students completed the "Using Star Charts Activity":

Using Star Charts Activity.doc

If they had time, they were to begin their "Constellations Lab":

We discussed the correlations of Right Ascention and Declination as analogues to Longitude and Latitude.
These base star maps were handed out:

Scan0027.tif

We compared the terms that we have covered...

Unit 1 Vocabulary.doc

And we calculated the sun's altitude on a specific day...

Solar Angles.doc

We constructed our "Solar Motion Demonstrators" last Friday, and we will begin to answer questions with them today.


Solar Motion Demonstrator.doc

Students were informed that NO failures were recorded on the Safety Quiz so far.

We began discussing the Earth-Centered universe today by building our own planispheres.

Here are the files for home use (best if printed on card stock or heavier):
StarWheelCover.pdf