Astronomy Syllabus and Projects

 

WEEK OF	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Jan. 22	Introduction/ Ch 1		Ohio Astronauts	Judith Resnik	Remembering Challenger
Jan. 29
Feb. 5	Current Event				Test Intro/Ch 1
Feb. 12	Complete interims              Ch 2-3			Interims pick-up	NO SCHOOL
Feb. 19	NO SCHOOL
Feb. 26		Test  Chapter 2-3	Ch 5-6
Mar. 5	Current Event				Bottle Rocket Launch
Mar. 12	OGT	OGT	OGT                        LRC planetary research	OGT	OGT                  Test Chapter 5-6
Mar. 19	Ch 10			Third Nine Weeks	NO SCHOOL
Mar. 26			Test Chapter 10	PresentationMercury/Venus	PresentationMars/Jupiter
April 2	Current Event PresentationSaturn/Uranus	PresentationNeptune/Pluto	Wrap-up	PLANET TEST	NO SCHOOL
April 16	Ch 11				Test Chapter 11
April 23	Complete InterimsSpace Flight  Rocket Men	Space Flight     Pre and Early NASA	Space Flight Episode 5	Interim Pick-up  Space Flight Episode 5	Space Flight Episode 6
April 30	Space Flight Episode 6	Space Flight Apollo XIII	Space Flight Apollo XIII	Space Flight Apollo XIII	Space Flight
May 7	Current Event     Space Flight Episode 10	Space Flight Episode 10	Space Flight NASA today + Future	Space Flight Space Shuttle	Space Flight TEST
May 14	Chapter 12-13			EXAMS 5, 6, 7, 8	PROM – no PM  classes if seniors win the can food drive
May 21	EXAMS 5, 6, 7, 8	EXAMS 1, 2, 3, 4	EXAMS 1, 2, 3, 4		Test Chapter 12-13
May 28	NO SCHOOL	Planetarium show	REVIEW	REVIEW	REVIEW
June 5	Graduation EXAMS	EXAMS	EXAMS		NO SCHOOL

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First Quarter Projects

Current Events in Space (45 points)

You will find and discuss an article from the newspaper pertaining to a recent development in space. You should clip the article and write a summary about the event. See handout for more details.

Due date is set for two weeks before/after the progress report due date.

Due Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 (note this is only one week before interims)

Due Date: Monday, March 5, 2007

Bottle Rockets (125 – 175 points)

Due Date: Thursday, March 8, 2007

Launch Date: Friday, March 9, 2007 (Weather permitting)

Second Quarter Projects

Current Events in Space (45 points)

You will find and discuss an article from the newspaper pertaining to a recent development in space. You should clip the article and write a summary about the event. See handout for more details.

Due date is set for two weeks before the progress report due date.

Due Date: Monday, April 2, 2007

Due Date: Monday, May 7, 2007

Group Presentations (150-200 points)

Planet presentation begins the week of March 26. Please see syllabus for your presentation date. If you are absent for your presentation, you will receive a zero unless a written report is submitted to Ms. Milcetich

Astronomy Notebook Information

Your Astronomy Notebook will be an important learning component. You are creating a study guide and an organizational unit that may occasionally be available to you for test and quizzes. Listed below are the guidelines for the notebook:

Your notebook must be a three-ring binder. The rings should be large enough to add all of assignments throughout the semester.

Your notebook should have the following sections, separated by a cover sheet with labeled tabs and in the correct order.

a) Classroom Notes / Video Handouts

b) Chapter Question

c) Labs / Current Events

d) Planetarium Newsletter / Quizzes

e) Journal Entries

Notebooks will be collected at least once per grading period. Place this sheet along with your syllabus for the first page of your notebook.

Classroom Participation Points

At the start of each nine weeks, you will receive between 200-225 points depending on the number of days in each grading period.

You will accumulate 5-points each day you are present in school, not tardy, not using a hall pass, and actively engaged in the class (taking notes, participating in lab, or answering questions).

For example, if you should miss a day of school (excused/unexcused), you will not receive your five (5) points for the day. If you use a hall pass or disrupt the class, you will lose five points. You should receive all five points as long as you are doing what you should be doing.

The participation points will be calculated at the end of the nine weeks NOT at interim report time.