Astronomy
We have completed the "unit" on weather but we will continue to learn about weather as we keep the weather journal through the quarter. This second unit continues to focus on the earth as we study the changes in seasons, the phases of the moon, the constellations of the stars and how these are all connected. Even though we feel like we are standing still we are actually moving very fast, and though the moon doesn't look like it is moving we can tell by the moon journals that the moon not only moves but looks different each day. Understanding this motion and being able to consider something other than ourselves as the center of the universe greatly simplifies the mathematical description of our motion. Once we have a better understanding of how the earth is moving we will consider the motion of other planets and moons. This is chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook "Astronomy Today".
Students should to do research on their planet or other celestial
objects.
Each student will make a presentation to the class on his/her own
planet
or other object in late February.
Astronomy Links - Please let me know if you find any dead links so I can correct them.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Skymaps.com - Publication Quality Sky Maps & Star Charts
- Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: The Home Page
- The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Inconstant Moon: multimedia tours of the lunar surface
- The Moon
- SatPasses - Satellite Passes Over North American Cities
- Stars and Constellations
- The Mythology of the Constellations
- USA Lights in Nightime
- Human Space Flight - Station
- J-Pass
- AstroWeb: Astronomy resources on the Internet
- Astronomy.com: Explore the Universe!
- Curtis Wright's Astronomy Page
- Minnesota Astronomical Society
- space.com
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Earth Sites
- Espenak's Eclipse Home Page
- MrEclipse.com
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
- World Globe, Earth's Seasons
- Surface distance between points of Latitude and Longitude
- Surface distance between points of Latitude and Longitude
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Class Sites
- AN ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- HomeworkCentral.com - Astronomy
- University Role-Playing Exercises for Teaching Astronomy and Physics
- AN ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- George Mason University Astronomy Class
- Astronomy Department Homepage
- Practice Tests
- Ast1011 Notes
- Swinburne Astronomy Online Home Page
- Class pages and educational resources -- UW Astro.
- Labs
- 101 Clearinghouse
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Suppliers
- Meade Instruments Corporation - Starfinder Dobsonian Reflecting Telescopes
- #1 ASTROPTX For Celestron and Meade Telescopes, Binoculars and Spotting Scopes
- telescopes
- Welcome to Eagle Optics Online!
- astronomics & christophers, ltd. Telescopes for Astronomy and Binoculars for Birdwatching Mail Order
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Planet Sites
- The Nine Planets
- Galileo Project Home
- Welcome to the Planets
- The Nine Planets
- 1999 Transit of Mercury
- Liftoff to Space Exploration
- Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division Home Page
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Star Sites
- The Dome of the Sky
- BOYDOBSERVATORIES
- The Cosmic Distance Ladder
- StarDate Online | Stargazing
- Welcome to EarthSpace.Net, your gateway to the cosmos!
- An Inquirer's Guide To The Universe
- ASTRONOMY Magazine
- StarDate Online | January 12, 2000
- Astronomy Interactive Network Home
- SSI Education and Public Outreach (SEPO) Website
- USNO Astronomical Applications Department
- Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: The Home Page
- Minneapolis Planetarium
- Nighttime Lights of the World
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Dan's Astronomy Software Collection
- National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Sky and Telescope - Sights
- Sky and Telescope Magazine
- the Analemma
- IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
- 2. The Christian calendar
- Frequently Asked Questions about CalendarsVersion 2.1
- Winter Solstice, Von Del Chamberlain
- Holiday Fun Facts
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- From Stargazers to Starships