Astronomy 101 Assignments

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Assignment Date assigned Date due

APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) -- Solar System 

Thurs., 9/1 Thurs., 9/8
Test Review -- Chps 1,2,3

p. 22 #1, 5, 6, 25, 33
p. 52 (5th edition, p. 55) # 10, 31, 35
p. 84 (5th edition, p. 88) # 12, 30, 31 

Answers to Chps 1,2,3 Review   

Work on this before Thursday's test! Do not turn in.
 APOD  Space Technology  Thursday, 9/8 Thursday, 9/15
 How Much Do You Weigh?  Thursday, 9/22 Thursday, 9/29

Atomic Structure Lab  

Thursday, 9/29 Thursday, 10/6
Test Review (Problem #s are the same for 5th edition of the textbook)

Chp 4  p. 138  # 5, 11, 15, 29, 30

Chp 5   p. 168 # 7, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42 

Answers to Chps 4&5 Review

   
The Nine 8 Planets   Thursday, 10/6 Thursday, 10/13
Space Weather      
Solar System Review:

Chp 7 (#6, 9, 11, 25, 28, 30, 31)
Chp 8 (25, 27, 33, 34)
Chp 12 (7, 25, 29, 31)
Chp 14 (33, 34)   

Answers to solar system review   

   
APOD Stars   Thursday 11/10 Thursday 11/17
H-R Diagram  Thursday 11/3 Thursday 11/10
Stars Review: Chp 15 (#29, 31, 32, 33, 40[e,f,g,h,j,k,l]); Chp 17 (#8, 33)           

(Problem numbers are the same for the 5th edition.)

Answers to Stars Review

Work on these questions to prepare for the test on Wednesday, 11/16.  
NEWS ARTICLE SUMMARY (Consult syllabus for details.)    
Nebula Classification Lab  Thursday 11/10 Thursday 11/17
APOD Galaxies     
Galaxies and Beyond Review: Chp 19 (1,3,9), Chp 20 (2,7), Chp 21 (23,24,29), Chp 23 (30) Answers to Galaxies & Beyond review         

  

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 Classifying Galaxies, Part I  

Classifying Galaxies, Part II 

Exploring SkyGazer  

 How Stuff Works  

How Old Are You? 

Using the Planisphere  

Intro to SkyGazer