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

Tues., Apr. 2, 2013

 Objectives: E
Announcements: Need scores for Kepler's Law assignments
Opening Data:  July 20, 1969  "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Life and presidency of John F. Kennedy
Speech at Rice University
Apollo 13: The Movie

Fri., Mar. 22, 2013

Objectives: Explain Einstien's contributions
to physics in his early years.

Announcements: Need scores for
Kepler's Laws assignments
Opening Data:  Life of Einstein

Thurs., Mar. 21, 2013

Objectives: How is energy created
from fission or fusion?
Announcements: Need scores for:
Kepler's Laws assignments
Opening Data:  Speed o' light,
c = 3 x 10⁸ m/s

7 times around the earth in a second

1.5 seconds to travel to the moon

8 minutes to the sun  

Where does all the energy come from

in nuclear interactions?  

4.3 x 10¹² g lost by the sun each second through nuclear fusion 

Wed., Mar. 20. 1013

Objectives: Determine relationships between
the paeriod of revolution of a planet, the distance
at which it orbit's it's star. 
Announcements: 

Opening Data:  Fission
Last Day:
Kepler's Second & Third Laws 
Handout 

Tues., Mar. 19, 2013

Objectives: Determine relationships between
the period of revolution of a planet, the distance
at which it orbit's it's star. 
Announcements: 
 Opening Data:  Fusion

Finish: Kepler's Second & Third Laws 
Handout 

Mon., Mar. 18, 2013

Objectives: Determine relationships between
the period of revolution of a planet, the distance
at which it orbit's it's star. 
Announcements: 

Opening Data:  The Sun (diagraming)
Kepler's Second & Third Laws 
Handout