Astronomy
PREREQUISITES: Biology
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Areas of emphasis include scientific method, problem solving, measurement and other topics that are directly related to Astronomy and the Space. Students will explore topics such as: classical astronomy, gravity and motion, light and atoms, sun-earth-moon system, NASA, our solar system, meteors/asteroids/comets, our sun, properties of stars, stellar evolution, stellar remnants, our galaxy, cosmology, and the possible existence of life throughout the universe.
MATERIALS:
1. Textbook: Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe by Prentice Hall
2. Scientific calculator
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Areas of emphasis include scientific method, problem solving, measurement and other topics that are directly related to Astronomy and the Space. Students will explore topics such as: classical astronomy, gravity and motion, light and atoms, sun-earth-moon system, NASA, our solar system, meteors/asteroids/comets, our sun, properties of stars, stellar evolution, stellar remnants, our galaxy, cosmology, and the possible existence of life throughout the universe.
MATERIALS:
1. Textbook: Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe by Prentice Hall
2. Scientific calculator