Friday, May 22, 2009

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Star Cycle

Please check out this power point on the star cycle. Obviously since my laptop bit the big microchip in the sky I can't be showing this in class. I hope you enjoy it (double click on the pic) and find it a useful learning tool.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Observation journal options

Observation Journal: 100 points. Observation project of the night sky. Choose from below and recording:

· Moon Journal: pick one spot, draw the moon from that spot (or photograph) for 4 weeks with at least 10 observations
· Moving constellations. Draw the circumpolar constellations over a six hour period. Repeat another night.
· Draw the same spot in the sky (like stars hovering above a tree in your yard) 10 nights
· Write ten entries over the next 17 weeks documenting how you hear non-astronomy people use astronomy terms and what they might be trying to accomplish by using them. (mars bars, Saturn cars, etc.)
· Write ten reflections on the topics we’re learning about or your colleagues are presenting about.
· Look up at the night sky and design your own myth, draw the stars, constellation shape, write a brief myth for each one.

Sky charts


The above sky chart applies to campout dates.

Print out the heavens-above.com sky map
1. go to heavens-above.com
2. login FightingFlower, password Trillium
3. go to whole sky map
4. fill in the date, 10 pm = 22:00, black on white
5. cut and paste into a word document to print