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Timeline
(Weeks)
Standard
2 weeks
I&E 1a, b, c, f &
n
Unit Lesson
Introduction Rules &
Regulations
Scientific
Method:
Models/ Define
Fact, Hypothesis
& Theory
I&E 1a, b
Measurement:
Metric, AU, Light
Year, Parsec;
Kelvin Scale
Earth Sci 1d,
2a,b
Size of the
Universe
Textbook
Alignment
Support Materials
Chapter 1.2
Measurement Lab; AU to Light minutes chart, graph with
model
1.5
Unit One - The
Night Sky
3 Weeks
Investigation &
Experimentation
1a,b
Measuring
Altitude and Ax
Create Planetarium and Astrolabe; 1st Sky Diary Observation
1.1 &
The Celestial
Sphere
Essay 1
Astrolabe practice on field
Zodiac,
Constellations &
Asterasuis
I&E 1g
Asterisus
Celestial
Coordinates
(Dec/ RtAs)
Seasons - What
& Why
5 Weeks
I&E g,n,l
Unit Two:
History of
Astronomy
Development of
Astronomy & the
Scientific
Method
I&E 1k
Ancient
Astgronomy
Heliocentric vs
Geocentric;
Aristotle proven
wrong; Size &
Shape of Earth
I&E 1k
Ptolemy &
Islamic
Astronomy
Research on Constellations and Zodiac figures
1.1 &
Essay 1
1.1 &
Essay 1
1.1 &
Essay 1
1.1
Mini-report: Astronomers and Astrophysicists
1.2
Movie: Prehistoric Astronomers; ELA interface - essay
synthesizing text and film
1.2
Retrograde Motion Model
1.2
I&E 1k
I&E 1k
I&E 1k
Copernicus,
Tycho, Kepler &
Galileo;
Navigation, Helio
vs Geo
*How Galileo
Changed Human
Perception of
the Universe
Astronomer Timeline
1.3
Kepler's Laws
Film - The Mechanical Universe: Brahe & Kepler
1.3
Newton &
Astrophysics
Newton's Laws Foldable; Arts interface: Laws gp demo
1.4
Physics 3a,b,c
10
Weeks
Thermodynamics
& Temperature
Unit Three:
Atoms, Forces,
Light, and How
We Learn About
the Universe
Chapter 2:
Gravity &
Motion
Math interface - temperature conversion
1.5
P 1b
P 1c
P 1d
Planetary
Motion
Newton's 1st
Law: Inertia
Newton's 2nd
Law: F = ma
Newton's 3rd
Law:
action/reaction
P 1c
Gravity
P 1g, f
Physics of Orbits
Finding Mass of
Orbited Objects
Orbital, Escape
Velocity &
Surface Gravity
Chapter 3: Light
& Atoms
Properties of
Light
The
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
P 1g, f
P 1g, f
P 4e
P 4e
P 4c; Chem 1a, d
Atoms and
Elements
Origin of Light
and Formation
2.1
2.2
Circle vs Ellipse Lab
Inertia Demo
Math interface: f/m/a calculations
2.4
Balloon Rocket lab
2.6
2.3; 2.5
2.3; 2.5
2.7
Math interface: Gravity Lab
Math interface
Math interface
2.8-9
3.1
Prism Lab/demo
3.2
Math interface: wave calculation
3.3
3.4-3.5
of a Spectrum
Chem 1j
P 4f
P4e
ES 2d
Types of Spectra
The Doppler
Shift
EM Absorption
in the
Atmosphere
Chapter 4:
Telescopes
3.5
3.6
Lenses: focusing
the light;
refraction;
reflection;
resolution
Doppler Model
Refraction vs reflection diagram; math interface: focus
calculations; Plot diameter vs front lens area
4.1
ES 2d
ES 2d
Interferometers;
Observatories
Observing at
Nonvisible
Wavelengths &
Observatories in
Space
math interface: magnification calculations
4.2-4.3
ELA Interface: Research on telescopic fields
4.4
Timeline
(Weeks)
Standard
5 weeks
Earth Science
1b; 1c
1b; 1c
5 weeks
1a; 1b; 1g
Unit Lesson
Unit Six - Earth
and Moon
Earth as a
Planet; Earth's
Interior; Heating
of Core; Age of
Earth; Motions
in the Interior;
Magnetic Field;
Atmosphere;
Motions of Earth
Moon - General
Description;
Structure; Orbits
& Motion; Origin
and History;
Eclipses; Tides
Unit Seven: The
Solar System
Components of
the Solar
System; Origins;
Formation of
Planets; Other
Planetary
Systems
Textbook
Alignment
Support Materials
Planet Density vs Radius Graph; Seismograph Tracking Lab;
SiO4 molecule construction; plotting of atmospheric gases
Chapter 5 - Earth
Lunar Phases Observation; Distance & Orbital Calculations;
CLGs - Moon
Chapter 6 - The
Moon
Escape Velocity Calculations
Chapter 7 Survey of the
Solar System
1a; 1b; 1g
1a; 1b; 1g
1a; 1b; 1g
4 weeks
1d; 1e; 2c; 2d;
2f
1d; 1e; 2c; 2d;
2f
The Terrestrial
Planets:
Mercury, Venus,
Earth & Mars
The Outer
Planets: Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus
and Neptune
Meteors,
Asteroids and
Comets
Unit Seven: Stars
The Sun; Size &
Structure; How
the Sun Works;
The Sun's Core;
Solar Magnetic
Activity; Solar
Cycle
Triangulation
and Parallax;
Properities of
Stars via light;
Star Spectra;
Binary Stars; HR
Diagram;
Variable Stars
Chapter 8 - The
Terrestrial
Planets
Chapter 9 - The
Outer Planets
Chapter 10 Meteors,
Asteroids and
Comets
CLGs: Student Presentations and designed reinforcements
CLGs: Student Presentations and designed reinforcements
Micrometeorite collection lab
Track Solar Activity via NASA; measure diameter of Sun;
calculate escape velocity of Sun
Chapter 11 - The
Sun
Chapter 12 Measuring the
Properties of
Stars
Construct an HR Diagram; Classification of Stars
1d; 1e; 2c; 2d;
2f
1d; 1e; 2c; 2d;
2f
3 Weeks
2a-d
Stellar Evolution;
Star Formation;
Main Sequence
Stars; Giant
Stars; Yellow
Giants and
Pulsating Stars;
Death of Stars;
Old Age of
Chapter 13 Massive Stars
Stellar Evolution
White Dwarfs;
Neutron Stars;
Chapter 14 Black Holes
Stellar Remnants
Unit Eight:
Galaxies
Shape, Size,
Structure and
Contents of
Milky Way;
Stars, Gas and
Dust of Milky
Way; Motions of
Star & Gases;
Measurements;
The Galactic
Center;
Chapter 15 - The
Formation
Milky Way Galaxy
Guest Speaker from UCLA
Early
Observations;
Types;
Differences &
Causes;
Measuring the
Properties; Dark
Matter; Active
Galaxies;
Quasars; Galaxy
Clusters
3 Weeks
2g
Unit Nine:
Cosmology
Observations of
the Universe;
The Cosmic
Horizon; Cosmic
Microwave
Background;
Shape of the
Universe; Origin
of Universe;
Cosmic Inflation
Hubble Deep Space photos analysis
Chapter 16 Galaxies
Expanding Universe Lab
Chapter 17 Cosmology