Chapter 4 Sections 1 - 4 – 2 Annual Motion; Sidereal Time; Equatorial Coordinates 2. Seasons continued Jan 22 Local Horizon Coordinates Celestial Sphere Activity 3. Motions of the Sky 3 Nature of Science Motions 4. Moon’s Precession Jan 29 & Scientific Method Chapter 1 Sections 1 - 3 – 4 Phases of the Moon 5. Eclipses Planetary Aspects Feb 5 Eclipses Chapter 4 Sections 5 & 7 – 6. Planet Aspects 5 Exam #1 Newton’s Modifications Chapter 3 Sections 1 - 4 – Feb 12 Solar System Survey Kepler’s Laws Chapter 7 All sections – 6 Solar System Survey Physical Principles 7. Moons of Jupiter Feb 19 7 Solar System Formation Solar System Formation Lab Catch Up Day Feb 26 8 Evolution of Planetary 8. Physics Principles I Properties of Light Mar 5 Atmospheres Chapter 10 All sections – 9 Spring Break Spring Break No Lab Mar 12 10 Exam #2 9. Physics Principles II Properties of Light Mar 19 Properties of Light Chapter 5 All sections – 10. Making Craters 11 Spectroscopy Bohr Model of the Atom Chapter 17 All sections – Mar 26 Properties of Stars Chapter 18 All sections – 12 11. Light Spectra H-R Diagram Distance-Finding Techniques Apr 2 Chapter 19 All sections – 12. Stellar Spectra 13 Star Clusters & Stellar Chapter 21 Sections 1 & 2 Exam #3 – Apr 9 Distance-Finding Techniques Evolution Chapter 22 All sections – Chapter 23 Sections 1 - 3 – 13. Galaxy Classification 14 Large Scale Structure Galaxies Chapter 25 All Sections – Apr 16 Hubble’s Law Chapter 26 All Sections – 14. Hubble’s Law 15 Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Chapter 24 Sections 1 - 3 – Apr 23 Chapter 29 All Sections – 16 Big Bang Theory Exam #4 Apr 30
Chapter 4 – Sections 1 - 4 2 Jan 22 Annual Motion; Sidereal Time; Local Horizon Coordinates Equatorial Coordinates Celestial Sphere Activity 2. Seasons continued 3. Motions of the Sky 3 Jan 29 Precession Nature of Science & Scientific Method 4. Moon’s Motions Chapter 1 – Sections 1 - 3 4 Feb 5 Phases of the Moon Eclipses Planetary Aspects 5. Eclipses Chapter 4 – Sections 5 & 7 5 Feb 12 Exam #1 Kepler’s Laws Newton’s Modifications Solar System Survey 6. Planet Aspects Chapter 3 – Sections 1 - 4 Chapter 7 – All sections 6 Feb 19 Solar System Survey Physical Principles 7. Moons of Jupiter 7 Feb 26 Solar System Formation Solar System Formation Lab Catch Up Day 8 Mar 5 Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres Properties of Light 8. Physics Principles I Chapter 10 – All sections 9 Mar 12 Spring Break Spring Break No Lab 10 Mar 19 Exam #2 Properties of Light Properties of Light 9. Physics Principles II Chapter 5 – All sections 11 Mar 26 Bohr Model of the Atom Spectroscopy Properties of Stars 10. Making Craters Chapter 17 – All sections Chapter 18 – All sections 12 Apr 2 H-R Diagram Distance-Finding Techniques 11. Light Spectra Chapter 19 – All sections 13 Apr 9 Exam #3 Distance-Finding Techniques Star Clusters & Stellar Evolution 12. Stellar Spectra Chapter 21 – Sections 1 & 2 Chapter 22 – All sections Chapter 23 – Sections 1 - 3 14 Apr 16 Galaxies Large Scale Structure Hubble’s Law 13. Galaxy Classification Chapter 25 – All Sections Chapter 26 – All Sections 15 Apr 23 Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory 14. Hubble’s Law Chapter 24 – Sections 1 - 3 Chapter 29 – All Sections 16 Apr 30 Big Bang Theory Exam #4
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