Tuesday

We are looking for your input for your promotion night. After testing you will return to your block 2 and take this survey.

Promotion Night Survey

Constellation Project

Today we will start our research for our constellation project.  This project is due Feb 16th!!  You will complete a data collection sheet and create two graphs before you start you Keynote Presentation.

Project Description

Here are some helpful websites to get us started.

Constellation List
Northern Hemisphere Constellations
3D New World Atlas
Spectral Classes

Thursday

I will be out of class today at a meeting.  This activity will be handed in at the end of class.

Where are we is our galaxy?  How many planets have we found so far.  How do we find new planets? What is so exciting about the newest planet discovered?

We will use several websites to find the answers.  Please mute your laptops or use ear phones, there is "music/noise" on some sites that is distracting.

Part A
Our Galaxy

Part B
Planet Finding

Part C
Kepler

Part D
Newest Planet

Entry 29

Next set of Vocab Flash Cards due Fri (planet-solar system).  Check the Universe Vocab Quizlet link. 

Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sunset: 4:41 PM
Daylight: 9h 35m

Check out this article: Betelgeuse

1.  What stage in a star's life do you think Betelgeuse is in? Is this a young star or an older star?
2. Star must maintain a balance between the forces of gas pressure and gravity. If Betelgeuse is going to explode, what force is stronger?
3. When scientists use the term "soon" when talking about stars, what time frame do you think they are talking about?

Wednesday

Quiz on Big Bang Model and 9 vocabulary terms.

Hand in Plant, Star, Galaxy sheet.

We will watch the first two part of The Secrets of the Sun
Part 1
Part 2

You can get a head start on the next set of vocabulary.  Make flash cards for each term.  These will be due on Monday 1/24.  Find vocab here and on Universe Quizlet link on the right.  You will have a total of 21 flashcards.

Star Life Cycle

We can compare a star's life to a person's.  Just like a person, a star is born, ages, and eventually dies.  Huge cosmic clouds of gas and dust are where stars are born.  These are called Nebula.  Inside a Nebula a protostar is created.  Some protostars go on to be stars that live a long luminous life while other never make it to a star.

• If a protostar does not get big and hot enough it become a brown dwarf.  
• If it reaches a balance of gas burning (pressure out) and gravity (pressure in) it becomes a star.

Star Life Cycle Notes

Life cycle of a star video

Tuesday

There is a quiz on Wed!  Study the notes on the Big Bang and the first 9 vocabulary terms.

We will take a practice quiz in class.
Practice quiz