ASTRONOMY Homework Schedule 2011-12

Welcome to ASTRONOMY Homework Schedules!

**Unless specifically told otherwise, send all assignments to
daryl_taylor [AT] greenwich [DOT] K12 [DOT] ct [DOT] us OR just hand in on paper in class.

Chapter(s)	Description	Due Date & LINK
ZERO	STUDENT INFO SUBMISSION	ASAP
Preview Chapter: The Cosmic Landscape	Book Stuff: [LARGE FILE: 15MB] Link for Online Text [Preview Chapter] Book Stuff: [SMALL FILE: 2MB] Link for Online Text [Preview Chapter] All Questions and Problems at end of Preview Chapter. Nikon's Universe Scale Website : Go there, by following this link, and play around. Make sure you read the directions. After you play a while, compose a little email story explaining what you learned. Fire it off to daryl_taylor [at] greenwich [DOT] k12 [DOT] ct [DOT] us. *NOTE: This may not run on older slower computers. If so, do this at school sometime this week.*	*Monday 02/06/2012*
Ch1 : History of Astro	Book Stuff: [LARGE FILE: 15MB] Link for Online Text [Ch1- Part 1 pp19-42] Book Stuff: [SMALL FILE: 1.5MB] Link for Online Text [Ch1- Part 1 pp19-42] Book Stuff: [LARGE FILE: 15MB] Link for Online Text [Ch1- Part 2 pp43-58] Book Stuff: [SMALL FILE: 1MB] Link for Online Text [Ch1- Part 2 pp43-58] READ : duh... All Questions and Problems at end of Chapter 1 (SUBMIT Online or hand-in)	*Monday 02/06/2012*
Ch2 : Gravity & Motion	Book Stuff: [LARGE FILE: 8MB] Link for Online Text - Ch2 Book Stuff: [SMALL FILE: 1MB] Link for Online Text - Ch2	*Monday, 02/13/2012*
5 & 6: Earth & Moon	Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch5] See Calendar for details. Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch6]: See Calendar for details. Not ready till Monday, 10/10/2011!	*TBA* *ON HOLD...*
Jeopardy Game #1: Loser Make-Up Assignment	Do an online or library search for an answer to *"Why is the 'Dark Side' of the moon, the side we can't see from earth, more cratered than the side we see?"* Send your answer as an email (attachment is fine) to daryl_taylor [at] greenwich [DOT] k12 [DOT] ct [DOT] us.	PENDING
Millionaire Losers Assignments	Write a SHORT report on the topic and send via email to daryl_taylor [at] greenwich [DOT] k12 [DOT] ct [DOT] us. (Do as many as your team lost: one assignment per game lost) Explain exactly WHY the same side of the moon faces us all the time. Explain a couple reasons why Pluto is no longer a member of the Planet Union. How do we know how old the earth is? What would be different if we didn't have a moon?	PENDING
8 : Inner Planets [Text Online ASAP]	ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	TBA
9: Outer Planets	ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	MONDAY 10/31/2011 [Halloween Day!]
10 : Comets & Asteroids	ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	TBA
11 - The Sun	ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	TBA
13 - Stellar Evolution	Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch13- Part 1 pp385-398] Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch13- Part 2 pp399-414] ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	*TBA*
15 - Milky Way Galaxy	Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch15- Part 1 pp435-450] Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch15- Part 2 pp451-468] ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	*TBA*
17 - Cosmology	Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch17- Part 1 pp505-520] Book Stuff: Link for Online Text [Ch17- Part 2 pp521-538] ALL Chapter End Questions and Problems	TBA

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