Thurs., May 2, 2013

Objectives: Interplay of science vs. religion
in the public consciousness
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:  None
Contact 
Contact Essay Questions

Wed., May 1, 2013

Objectives: Interplay of science vs. religion
in the public consciousness
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:  None
Contact

Tues., Apr. 30, 2013

Objectives: Interplay of science vs. religion
in the public consciousness
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:  None
Contact

Mon., Apr. 29, 2013

Objectives: Interplay of science vs. religion
in the public consciousness
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:    Carl on the Rosetta Stone
Contact

Fri., Apr. 26, 2013

Objectives: Interplay of science vs. religion
in the public consciousness
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:   Who's Carl Sagan?
Pale Blue Dot
Finish:  Calibration Curve
Observe & record data for mystery element
Determine the wavelengths for the visible lines in the spectrum of the mystery element
Contact

Thurs., Apr. 25, 2013

Objectives: Analyze mystery elements
and identify them based on spectrum
Announcements: Grades/Assignments
Opening Data:  Major Meteor Showers
Thatcher & Lyrids
Finish:  Calibration Curve
Observe & record data for mystery element
Determine the wavelengths for the visible lines in the spectrum of the mystery element

Wed., Apr. 24, 2013

Objectives: Analyze mystery elements
and identify them
Announcements: 
Opening Data:  Lyrid Meteor Shower
Finish your spectroscope 
Observe & record data for mercury
Create a calibration curve for your spectroscope
Observe & record data for mystery element
Determine the wavelengths for the visible lines in the spectrum of the mystery element

Tues., Apr. 23, 2013

Objectives: Analyze mystery element
and identify them based on spectrum
Announcements: Last Day...
Opening Data:  Meteor Showers
Thatcher & the Lyrids
Finish:  Create a calibration curve for your spectroscope
Observe & record data for mystery element
Determine the wavelengths for the visible lines in the spectrum of the mystery element

Mon., Apr. 22, 2013

Objectives: Discover how excited atoms
& molecules give off visible light and can
be analyzed and identified
Announcements: Got a cereal box?
Opening Data:  Another way to excite atoms
Finish your spectroscope 
Observe & record data for mercury

Fri., Apr. 19, 2013

Objectives: Discover how excited atoms
& molecules give off visible light and can
be analyzed and identified
Announcements: Got a cereal box?
Opening Data:  Electromagnetic 
Spectrum Song
Finish Flame Test lab
Build your spectroscope

Thurs., Apr. 18, 2013

Objectives: Discover how excited atoms
& molecules give off visible light and can
be analyzed and identified
Announcements:  You need a cereal box 
by Mon. - tomorrow, really
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Spring Star Parties

Lab Activity: Flame Test
Build your spectroscope

Wed., Apr. 17, 2013

Objectives: Discover how excited atoms
& molecules give off visible light and can
be analyzed and identified
Announcements:  You need a cereal box 
by Mon.
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Diffraction of light

Diffraction Gratings 

Lab Activity: Flame Test

Tues., Apr. 16, 2013

Objectives: Describe the electromagnetic
spectrum in terms of fields, waves,
wavelenths & frequency 
Announcements:  You need a cereal box 
by Thurs.
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Telescopes and viewing the sky
 





EM Spectrum Fill-in

Lab Activity: Flame Test

Mon., Apr. 15, 2013

Objectives: Describe the electromagnetic
spectrum in terms of fields, waves,
wavelenths & frequency 
Announcements:  Bring a cereal box
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Spectral response of human eye
Aricebo

VLA
EM Spectrum
EM Around Us 

Fri., Apr. 12, 2013

Objectives: Describe the electromagnetic
spectrum in terms of fields, waves,
wavelenths & frequency 
Announcements:  Bring a cereal box
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Identifying Things in Space
Copy Questions in your journal
Answer from your own knowledge, 
use your journal or look it up on the 
internet...but give full information with
some background.  Full sentences answers
please. (In most cases answers should be
2, 3 or more sentences)

Thurs., Apr. 11, 2013

Objectives: Examine how astronomers 
view the stars
Announcements:  Bring a cereal box
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  Milkyway Galaxy in
various wavelengths of light
Forms of light
EM Spectrum
EM Around Us 

Wed., Apr. 10, 2013

Objectives: Assessment
Announcements:  Bring a cereal box
Extra credit for up to 5 additional
Opening Data:  None
Let's get grades for:

• Movie Focus Questions  
• follow-up questions (finish)

When you show me your answers...DOTM

Tues., Apr. 9, 2013

Objectives: Describe some problems associated with space flight, space exploration and how group process can solve seemingly insurmountable problems.
Announcements: Show me your answers to the follow-up questions
Opening Data:  None
Follow-up Questions (Deep thought required)

Mon., Apr. 8, 2013

Objectives: Describe some problems associated with space flight, space exploration and how group process can solve seemingly insurmountable problems.
Announcements: Show me your answers to the focus questions
Opening Data:  None
Apollo 13: The Movie (finish)
Follow-up Questions (Deep thought required)

Fri., Apr. 5, 2013

Objectives: Describe some problems associated with space flight, space exploration and how group process can solve seemingly insurmountable problems.
Announcements: Need scores for Kepler's Law assignments
Opening Data:  Movie focus questions
Apollo 13: The Movie (finish?)

Thurs., Apr. 4, 2013

Objectives: Describe some problems associated with space flight, space exploration and how group process can solve seemingly insurmountable problems.
Announcements: Need scores for Kepler's Law assignments
Opening Data:  Movie focus questions
Apollo 13: The Movie

Wed., Apr. 3, 2013

 Objectives: Describe some problems 
associated with spaceflight, space 
exploration and how group process 
can solve seemingly insurmountable 
problems.
Announcements: Need scores for
Kepler's Law assignments
Opening Data:  Movie focus
questions
Apollo 13: The Movie