Friday, May 8, 2015

*Disaster Movie Projects Due Next Wednesday!!!*

AGENDA:

• Finish National Geographic Model analysis worksheet and turn in
• Notes and Discussion: Solar magnetism, solar prominences, flares and sunspots.
• Solar Sail video
• Solar Prominence video

HOMEWORK:

1. WORK ON YOUR DISASTER MOVIE!!!!!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

*Early Out Day*
**DISASTER MOVIE PROJECTS ARE DUE IN 1 WEEK!!**

AGENDA:

• Opening question
• Astronomy Test #1
• Revised Model of the sun:
•  create a new and improved model of the sun that explains/answers these questions:
• How does the sun produce energy and how does the energy get to Earth?
• How long will the sun produce energy?
• Remember!  
• Drawn neatly and clearly.
• Your model can include more than one diagram!!!
• Label everything.
• You will be keeping this model as part of a packet about this topic.

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish your new and improved model diagram of the sun
2. Work on your Disaster Movies

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

*Remember - small TEST tomorrow on Astronomy!  Study!!*

AGENDA:

• Opening question on Continuous vs Emission spectra for visible light
• Discuss Hydrostatic Equilibrium of Sun
• Discuss Nuclear fusion in the sun
• Great Fusion in the sun demo/explanation!

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for test tomorrow
2. Think about how to revise your model of the sun

Monday, May 4, 2015

*Small test Wednesday on:

• Why study space?
• Big Bang Theory
• Solar Nebula Theory
• EM Spectrum and Light

AGENDA:

• Discuss Disaster Movie Projects
• Model the sun

Your model should  answer these questions

• How does the sun produce energy and how does the energy get to Earth?
• How long will the sun produce energy?
• Drawn neatly and clearly.
• Label everything.
• You will be keeping this model as part of a packet about this topic.
• Discuss/notes layers of the sun

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on your disaster movie project - due in 1 1/2 weeks!
2. Study for small test on Wed.