Week 1
Lesson 1
Week 1: The History of Astronomy from Aristotle through Copernicus, Galileo 
We will discuss scientific revolution and how we moved from a geocentric to a heliocentric model. Time will be spent on Isaac Newton and our understanding of gravity as well.  
- activities include "Name that Scientist Game", calculating gravity on other planets and videos of Newton's Third Law
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Week 2: The Earth-Sun-Moon System
In this week we will cover phases of the Moon, eclipses, revolution and rotation, seasons and tides, constellations, the ecliptic  and the zodiac.
      - activities include drawing the two types of eclipses, creating a constellation, and moon observation practice
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Week 3: Constellations
In this week we will cover  constellations, the ecliptic  and the zodiac.
      - activities include  creating a constellation
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Week 4: Light and telescopes and how we gather information.
This will also include a discussion about the electromagnetic spectrum,frequency and wavelength and the speed of light as well as the concept of "Lookback Time".
      -activities include calculating the speed of light, "Identifying EM Waves Puzzle"
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Week 5: The Solar System
This week we will discuss the formation of the planets and the Moon and why the solar system moves the way it does.
     - activities include drawing a scale model of the solar system
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Week 6: Mercury and the Moon
This week will include a look at Mercury and the Moon
     - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Week 7: Venus and Mars
This week we compare and contrast Venus and Mars
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Week 8: The Outer Planets
We will discuss Jupiter, and Saturn
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Week 9: Uranus and Neptune 
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Week 10  The Galilean Moons  and a discussion about why Pluto is not a planet.
- activities include "Name that Planet Game" and writing an obituary for Pluto
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Week 11: Other objects in the Solar System- 
We will discuss comets, asteroids, meteorites, dwarf planets, Kuiper Belt objects and the Oort Cloud
    -activities include modifying our model from Week 4
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Week 12: The Sun
We will discuss the Sun and its features such as sunspots, coronal mass ejections and prominences. Also, we will discuss the layers of the Sun and how nuclear fusion works and answer the question, "Why is the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surface?"
 Week 13
Lesson 13
Week 13: The Birth of a Star
This week we will discuss the formation of stars and how they are classified.
     - activities include video of Annie Jump cannon and writing a mnemonic
 Week 14
Lesson 14
Week 14: Stars and the HR Diagram- 
This week will include a look at the HR diagram and how it is used.
     - activities include making an HR diagram
 Week 15
Lesson 15
Week 15: The Death of a Star
We will discuss the life cycle of a star and what happens to small, medium and giant stars at the end of their lives.  -activities include videos, creating a "Visit The Sun Advertisement", drawing and labeling the features of the Sun
 Week 16
Lesson 16
Week 16: Review and Final
Anyone wishing to get a grade for the class must complete the final exam.