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Astronomía: Plan de estudios de secundaria (1er semestre): ¡Planetas, estrellas y espacio!

Completado por 113 alumnos
Edades 13-18
Curso grupal en vivo
En este curso interactivo de 16 semanas, los estudiantes aprenderán el primer semestre de Astronomía de la escuela secundaria, incluida la historia de la astronomía, nuestro sistema solar y la formación de estrellas.
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Videoconferencias en vivo
1 x por semana, 16 semanas
3-18 alumnos por clase
50 min

Qué está incluido

16 reuniones en vivo
13 horas 20 minutos horas presenciales
Tarea
1 hora por semana. Homework is offered every week but it is optional. The homework will consist of worksheets, short essays, and labs. If the homework is completed and submitted to me then I will grade it and offer feedback. If a letter grade or number grade is requested then it will be assigned to the work otherwise the student will receive feedback on what was done well and what needs to be worked on.
Evaluación
Students will receive formative assessments throughout the 16 week class.They are optional and they are done as take home assignments. At the end of the 16 weeks students will receive a summative semester exam. Any student wishing to receive a grade for the class must complete the semester exam.
Calificación
Grades are optional. Students may take the class for either no grade, a pass or fail grade or a letter grade. Grades are calculated as shown below… Attendance 15% Participation 15% Homework 20% Semester exam 50% All students who desire a letter grade must complete the semester exam to receive a letter grade. Letter grades will be given in the form of a report card. If a different method of grading is desired that can be discussed as well.

Experiencia de clase

Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 9 - 12
This class will cover the basics of Astronomy.
Optionally, parents may requests that students receive assignment each week which I will grade as well as tests and quizzes for each unit.
Topics include: 
Week 1: The History of Astronomy from Aristotle through Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.-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: 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: Constellations-In this week we will cover  constellations, the ecliptic  and the zodiac.
      - activities include  creating a constellation 
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: 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: Mercury and the Moon- This week will include a look at Mercury and the Moon
     - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
Week 7: Venus and Mars- This week we compare and contrast Venus and Mars
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
Week 8: The Outer Planets-We will discuss Jupiter, and Saturn
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
Week 9: Uranus and Neptune 
 - activities include videos, making Venn diagrams
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Review and Final

This class will be highly interactive and students will be encouraged to participate and ask questions. Class will begin with a warm up and an opportunity for the students to be creative.Then there will be a discussion where students will have the chance to interact with each other and myself. Finally,  at the end of each class there will be a review game to help students master the material.
No prior knowledge of Astronomy is necessary.

Metas de aprendizaje

Students will be able to identify and map objects in our solar system.
Students will be able to compare and contrast competing geocentric and heliocentric models and understand the historical signifigance

Programa de estudios

16 Lecciones
más de 16 semanas
Lección 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 
50 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 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 
50 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Week 3: Constellations
 In this week we will cover  constellations, the ecliptic  and the zodiac.
      - activities include  creating a constellation 
50 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 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" 
50 minutos de lección en vivo en línea

Otros detalles

Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Fuentes
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Astronomy Today 4th edition Prentice Hall www.nasa.gov Astronomy TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) Curriculum www.space.com

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Texas Certificado de Docencia en Ciencia
I have a Master's in Liberal Arts from St. John's College. I worked as Assistant to the Director of Laboratory Science at St. John's for 5 years and I have been a high school science teacher for the last 13 years. The last eight years I have taught Astronomy to well over 900 students.

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