Astronomy Introduction Follow-up (Assessment)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Tour of the Universe
- A Tour of the Universe -- Scope and Sequence
- Introduction to A Tour of the Universe
- Aristotle and Ptolemy
- Retrograde Motion Activity
- The Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
- The Universe and Planetary Motion
- Movement of Earth in the Solar System
- The Solar System
- Motion
- Newton and Laws of Motion
- Earth's Atmosphere
- Adventures in Space
- Centripetal Motion
- Ellipses
- Measuring the Earth
The Universe and Planetary Motion
- The Universe and Planetary Motion
- The Universe and Planetary Motion Assessment
- Journey to the Edge of the Universe (video)
Introduction to A Tour of the Universe
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Intro Assessment (pdf)
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Name: _______________________________
Due Date: ___________________
Astronomy Follow-up
Lesson 1: The Greeks
Write about a time in your life when you thought something was one way and you found out it was actually a different way.
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Activity: Go outside and look up at the sky (it can be daytime or nighttime).
Is there any evidence that the Earth is moving? Please explain why you answered yes or no.
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As the Sun moves across the sky during the day and the stars move across the sky at night, do you feel the planet moving? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
Does it appear that the Sun or stars are moving around the Earth? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
Can experiment and observation lead to scientific truth? Is there really any certainty in science? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
