Tues., Mar. 5, 2013

Objectives: Discover & Analyze data
for the planets
Announcements: GRADING!
Opening Data:  Trans-Neptunian Objects
Earth, Moon & Pluto
Planet Data & Questions
Planisphere assignment is done

Mon., Mar. 4 2013

Objectives: Discover & Analyze data
for the planets
Announcements: GRADING!
Opening Data:  How to pronounce Uranus

Planet Data & Questions
Planisphere assignment is done

Fri., Mar. 1, 2013

Objectives: Discover & Analyze data
for the planets
Announcements: GRADING!
Opening Data:  Moon facts 2
Planet Data & Questions
Planisphere assignment is done

Thurs., Feb. 28, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: GRADING!
Opening Data:  How to pronounce Uranus

Planet Data & Questions
Finish Planisphere assignment
Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Wed., Feb. 27, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: GRADING!
Opening Data:
Moon facts 1
Moon facts 2
Finish Planisphere assignment

Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Tues., Feb. 26, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: Moon Phases
Moon facts 1
Moon facts 2
Planisphere assignment

Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Mon., Feb. 25, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: Planisphere add-ons...

• Ring nebula
• Orion nebula
• Crab nebula
• Summer Triangle
• Andromeda galaxy
• Asterisms (coat hanger, teapot, diamond ring)

Finish Planisphere assignment
Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Fri., Feb. 22, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: Time zones & UTC

 Continue planisphere assignment
Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Thrus., Feb. 20, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: Measuring the Sky
planisphere assignment
Starry Night Scavenger Hunt

Wed., Feb. 19, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: 3-D Milkyway Galaxy
Learn how to use your planisphere

Tues., Feb. 19, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Bright Northern Stars, 
Constellation Lab, Questions, Pathways &
Planisphere are now due for a grade. 
Opening Data: 3-D Milkyway Galaxy
Learn how to use your planisphere

Fri., Feb. 15, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Show me your assignments 
as you finish them
Opening Data: Meteor Falls in Russia
Learn how to use your planisphere
You should be finished with... 
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars: Using the major easily spotted constellations, describe a route to the
bright stars as waypoints along the journey. 

Thurs., Feb. 14, 2013

Objectives: Develop some facility at using
your planisphere
Announcements: Show me your assignments 
as you finish them
Opening Data: Online planisphere
Learn how to use your planisphere
You should be finished with... 
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars: Using the major easily spotted constellations, describe a route to the
bright stars as waypoints along the journey. 

Wed., Feb. 13, 2013

Objectives: Discover star patterns at any 
time of night (or day!)

Announcements: Show me your assignments 
as you finish them
Opening Data: Rogue planet in the neighborhood
Build your own planisphere
Learn how to use it
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars: Using the major easily spotted constellations, describe a route to the
bright stars as waypoints along the journey. 

Tues., Feb. 12, 2013

Objectives: Find your way around the sky with bright stars and constellations

Announcements: Show me your assignments as you finish them

Opening Data:
A planisphere is a star chart analog computer in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any time and date.
Build your own planisphere
Finish: Constellation Map
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars: Using the major easily spotted constellations, describe a route to the
bright stars as waypoints along the journey. 

Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

Objectives: Find your way around the sky with bright stars and constellations

Announcements: Show me your assignments as you finish them

Opening Data: APOD
Finish: Constellation Map
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars: Using the major easily spotted constellations, describe a route to the
bright stars as waypoints along the journey. 

Fri., Feb. 8, 2013

Objectives: Find your way around the sky with bright stars and constellations

Announcements: Show me your assignments as you finish them

Opening Data: Comet ISON
Finish: Constellation Map
Constellation Lab & Questions
Pathways to the Stars 

Thurs., Feb. 7, 2013

Objectives: Find your way around the sky with bright stars and constellations

Announcements: Diamond ring and ring nebula

Opening Data: More on the Magnitude Scale(s)
Constellation Map
Constellation Lab 

Wed., Feb. 6, 2013

Objectives: How can you tell if an object is visible in the night sky?

supernova remnant W49B
Announcements: Syllabus & Organize Notebooks

Opening Data: More on the Magnitude Scale(s)
List of Brightest Northern Stars
Constellation Map
Constellation Lab 

Tues., Feb. 5, 2013

Objectives: How can you tell if an object is visible in the night sky?

 
Announcements:  Show me your Questionnaire

Opening Data:   The magnitude scale
List of Brightest Northern Stars
Constellation Map
More on the Magnitude Scale(s)

Mon., Feb. 4, 2013

My Name is Mr. Shaffer

• In your journal...Questionnaire  (Due tomorrow)

• When you look up into the sky what do you see? 

Objectives:  Why study astronomy?
Announcements:  Get a spiral notebook
that's just for this class.Decorate it.  
We're having a contest.
Opening Data:   From the northern hemisphere, everything we see in the night sky is within this galaxy (Name?) except for one - Andromeda (aka M31).  Southern hemisphere has 3.  Click